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Outcomes of fixed versus mobile-bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.

Kevin B FrickaEric J WilsonAlexander V StraitHenry HoRobert H HopperWilliam G HamiltonRobert A Sershon
Published in: The bone & joint journal (2024)
In similar patient populations, FB UKAs demonstrated slightly higher survival than a commonly used MB design. Adverse event profiles differed by bearing type, with an increased risk of bearing dislocation and OA progression with MB designs, and early periprosthetic tibia fractures for FB designs.
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