Abstract
We reviewed 6 patients who were treated by unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) for osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle. Age of patients at surgery ranged from 57 to 78 years (mean: 69.5 years), and all cases were female. Clinical evaluation was carried out for a mean follow-up period of 24 months.
Pain on walking and pain on ascending and descending stairs was remarkably improved. Loss of the flexion angle of the knee was minimal.
UKA has a definite effect on relieving pain, and also has the advantages of maintaining the range of motion of the knee, and requiring only a short period for postoperative rehabilitation.
We believe that UKA is useful for treating osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle in elderly patients.
