Unsatisfactory outcomes following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in patients with partial thickness cartilage loss

Abstract

Medial UKA should be reserved for patients with full thickness cartilage loss on both the femur and tibia. Whilst some patients with partial thickness loss achieve a good result we cannot currently identify which these will be and in this situation MRI is unhelpful and misleading. Cite this article: <i>Bone Joint J</i> 2017;99-B:475-82.