A unicompartmental knee replacement is a surgical procedure where the surgeon just replaces one part of an arthritic joint.
Tibiofemoral UKR.
Patellofemoral UKR.
This has the benefit of relieving pain in an affected area, while allowing the dynamics of the unaffected parts of the knee to remain unaffected.
Synonyms:
Unicompartmental arthroplasty
Partial knee replacement
UKA
UKR
PKR
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