UKR is an abbreviation of 'unicompartmental knee replacement'.
![partial knee replacement](/sites/default/files/users/user1/pkr.jpg)
Tibiofemoral UKR.
![hemicap patellofemoral replacement](/sites/default/files/users/user1/hemicap-ap.jpg)
Patellofemoral UKR.
The concept of compartments
The knee is considered to have three functional 'compartments' - two tibiofemoral compartments and one patellofemoral compartment.
Synonyms:
Partial knee replacement
Uni
Unicompartmental knee replacement
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
PKR
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