Unicondylar Knee Replacement and the Cruciate Ligaments

摘要: This chapter mainly addresses the way in which actions of cruciate ligaments affect kinematics tibiofemoral joint after unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR). Although it is normal practise to excise one or both during total arthroplasty (TKA), this reflects fact that, historically, TKA patients were severely disabled by their arthritis and so they did not demand high levels function: pain relief was paramount. The degree degenerative change these osteoarthritic knees such that anterior ligament usually absent, following a combination soft-tissue changes associated with chronic inflammation mechanical destruction mechanisms, as sawing edges osteophytes had formed around antero-distal outlet femoral intercondylar notch. has never been case UKR, patients, who are often younger, only compartment arthritic damage severe enough require arthroplasty. Therefore, implants required work harmony other structures ideally level function.