Research progress on progressive osteoarthritis in contralateral compartment following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

doi:10.3877/ cma.j.issn.1674-134X.2025.01.013

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Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an optimal treatment for unicompartmental osteoarthritis due to its advantages of minimal invasiveness, rapid recovery, and low incidence of complications.However, the progression of osteoarthritis in the contralateral compartment is the most common complication and the predominant cause of failure in UKA during the middle and late stages.This article presented a comprehensive review of the latest research advances on the etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of contralateral compartment progression of osteoarthritis as a complication of UKA.

Key words: Arthroplasty, replacement, knee, Postoperative complications, Disease progression

Zhaoyang Li, Tong Ma. Research progress on progressive osteoarthritis in contralateral compartment following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty[J]. Chinese Journal of Joint Surgery(Electronic Edition), 2025, 19(01): 88-93.

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