Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 15-22, March 2009

Robotic Arm–Assisted Unicompartmental Arthroplasty

  • Jess H. Lonner, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jess H. Lonner, MD, Pennsylvania Hospital, Booth Bartolozzi Balderston Orthopaedics, 800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA19107

Knee Replacement Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia Center for Minimally Invasive Knee Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Unicompartmental arthroplasty is an appealing conservative treatment option for patients with isolated unicompartmental arthritis, who are desirous of a relatively quick recovery and return to active lifestyles. It preserves the articular cartilage, bone, and menisci in the unaffected compartments, as well as the cruciate ligaments, thus preserving proprioception and more normal kinematics compared with total knee arthroplasty.

Keywords: robotic arm, unicompartmental, arthroplasty

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PII: S1045-4527(08)00073-4

doi:10.1053/j.sart.2008.11.010

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 15-22, March 2009

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