What is new for medial gonarthritis? The UniSpacer
Marx A et al. – Article discusses various factors that have an influence on the selection of the treatment procedure for medial knee arthritis. - Bicompartmental prostheses in young active pts are not recommended due to the expected survival time of the implant
- Alternatives that can reduce pain and at the same time preserve all options for knee prosthetics is Unispacer
- It is a metal spacer for the medial compartment
- Indications for this implant have to be chosen carefully; relatively high revision rates are reported
- Revision surgery to any other type of implant can be performed easily
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