Is simultaneous bilateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty better than simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty?
Naosuke NagataTakafumi HiranakaKoji OkamotoTakaaki FujishiroToshikazu TanakaAnjiki KensukeDaiya KitazawaKen KotouraPublished in: Knee surgery & related research (2023)
In cases of bilateral arthroplasty, if there is an indication on only one side, a better flexion angle can be obtained by UKA on that side, and with less surgical invasion. Moreover, the incidence of DVT is low, which is considered to be a benefit of performing UKA on just one side.