Metal-backed or all-poly tibial components: which are better for medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty? A propensity-score-matching retrospective study at the 5-year follow-up.
Gianluca PiovanLuca De BerardinisDaniele ScrepisMarco SenarighiLorenzo PoveglianoSimone NataliAntonio Pompilio GiganteClaudio ZorziPublished in: Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (2024)
MB-UKA patients experienced significantly better 5-year static sway and gait symmetry outcomes than AP-UKA patients. Although the PROMs of the two groups overlapped, MB-UKA patients had a lower incidence of tibial pain, better FJS-12 and PCS scores, and were more satisfied.