Dr. Anthony S. Unger Washington, DC

1. PRESENT STATUS OFPRESENT STATUS OF
UNICONDYLAR KNEEUNICONDYLAR KNEE
ARTHROPLASTYARTHROPLASTY
20072007
ANTHONY S UNGER, MDANTHONY S UNGER, MD
DIRECTOR; GW UNIVERSITY MISDIRECTOR; GW UNIVERSITY MIS
HIP/KNEE SURGERY CENTERHIP/KNEE SURGERY CENTER
WASHINGTON CENTER FOR HIP ANDWASHINGTON CENTER FOR HIP AND
KNEE SURGERYKNEE SURGERY

2. THE REBIRTH OF THETHE REBIRTH OF THE
UNICOMPARTMENTUNICOMPARTMENT
REPLACEMENTREPLACEMENT

4. UNI HISTORY/OLDUNI HISTORY/OLD
• MCKEEVERMCKEEVER
• MACINTOSHMACINTOSH
• GUNSTONGUNSTON
• MARMORMARMOR

5. UNI FAILUREUNI FAILURE
• POOR SELECTIONPOOR SELECTION
• POOR TECHNIQUEPOOR TECHNIQUE
• POOR IMPLANTPOOR IMPLANT

6. UNI HISTORY/NEWUNI HISTORY/NEW
• CHRISTIANSEN, 9 YR FU 3.6%CHRISTIANSEN, 9 YR FU 3.6%
REVISIONREVISION
• SCOTT, 4 YR FU, 3% REVISIONSCOTT, 4 YR FU, 3% REVISION
• REPICCI, 8 YR FU, 8% REVISIONREPICCI, 8 YR FU, 8% REVISION
• BERGER, 1O YR SURVIVAL=98%BERGER, 1O YR SURVIVAL=98%
• ARGENSON,10 YR SURVIVAL=94%ARGENSON,10 YR SURVIVAL=94%
• PENNIGTON,<60,10 YR SURVIVAL=92%PENNIGTON,<60,10 YR SURVIVAL=92%

7. HOW DURABLE ARE UNIs??HOW DURABLE ARE UNIs??
• JBJS 2007, FURNES ET AL., NORWEGIANJBJS 2007, FURNES ET AL., NORWEGIAN
REGISTRYREGISTRY
• 2288 UNI VS 3032 TKA2288 UNI VS 3032 TKA
• 10 YR SURVIVAL 80% FOR UNI VS 92% FOR10 YR SURVIVAL 80% FOR UNI VS 92% FOR
TKATKA
• MECHANICAL LOOSENING MOST COMMONMECHANICAL LOOSENING MOST COMMON
FAILURE MODEFAILURE MODE
• 40% REDUCTION OF RISK OF REVISION AT40% REDUCTION OF RISK OF REVISION AT
HOSPITALS WERE 25 UNIs DONE PER YRHOSPITALS WERE 25 UNIs DONE PER YR

8. UNI INDICATIONSUNI INDICATIONS
• SINGLE COMPARTMENT DISEASE(95%SINGLE COMPARTMENT DISEASE(95%
MEDIAL)MEDIAL)
• BY XRAY AND HISTORYBY XRAY AND HISTORY
• <10 VARUS, VALGUS OR FC<10 VARUS, VALGUS OR FC
• ACL DEF IS OKACL DEF IS OK
• ANY AGEANY AGE
• WT <250WT <250

9. HISTORY—THE MAGICHISTORY—THE MAGIC
WORDSWORDS
• ““I HAVE PAIN ON THE INSIDE OF MYI HAVE PAIN ON THE INSIDE OF MY
KNEE”KNEE”
• ““STAIRS AND SQUATTING DO NOTSTAIRS AND SQUATTING DO NOT
MAKE MY KNEE WORSE”MAKE MY KNEE WORSE”

10. PREOP STUDIESPREOP STUDIES
• WT BEARING AP/30 DEGREE PAWT BEARING AP/30 DEGREE PA
• SCOPE HELPFUL BUT NOTSCOPE HELPFUL BUT NOT
NECESSARYNECESSARY
• CT/MRI/BONE SCAN NOT NECESSARYCT/MRI/BONE SCAN NOT NECESSARY
• MERCHANT VIEWMERCHANT VIEW
• LATERAL VIEWLATERAL VIEW

11. IMPLANT SELECTIONIMPLANT SELECTION
• FIXED BEARING RATHER THANFIXED BEARING RATHER THAN
MOBILEMOBILE
• ROUND ON FLAT MORE FORGIVINGROUND ON FLAT MORE FORGIVING
• PROVEN TRACK RECORDPROVEN TRACK RECORD
• GOOD INSTRUEMENTSGOOD INSTRUEMENTS

12. IMPLANT SELECTIONIMPLANT SELECTION

13. POLY WEARPOLY WEAR
• GREENWALD, WEAR EQUAL TO FIXEDGREENWALD, WEAR EQUAL TO FIXED
BEARING TKABEARING TKA
• POLY FAILURE USUALLY DO TOPOLY FAILURE USUALLY DO TO
MALALIGNMENTMALALIGNMENT
• MODULAR TRAY OKMODULAR TRAY OK

14. REVISION OF THE UNIREVISION OF THE UNI
• EASIER THAN REVISING HTOEASIER THAN REVISING HTO
• MAY NEED WEDGES ORMAY NEED WEDGES OR
BLOCKSBLOCKS
• REVISE TO TKA NOT ANOTHERREVISE TO TKA NOT ANOTHER
UNIUNI

15. REPICCIREPICCI
• ““FIRST IMPLANT, WILLFIRST IMPLANT, WILL
NEED ANOTHERNEED ANOTHER
SURGERY”SURGERY”

16. BERGERBERGER
• ““LAST AS LONG AS TKA,LAST AS LONG AS TKA,
LIKE THEM IN >80 ANDLIKE THEM IN >80 AND
<60”<60”
• ““MY INDICATIONS AREMY INDICATIONS ARE
EXPANDING”EXPANDING”

17. SCOTTSCOTT
• ““ALTERNATIVE TO HTO INALTERNATIVE TO HTO IN
FEMALES, GOOD CHOICEFEMALES, GOOD CHOICE
IN OCTOGENARIANS”IN OCTOGENARIANS”

18. RANAWATRANAWAT
• ““I DO TKA, SEE LITTLEI DO TKA, SEE LITTLE
NEED FOR THIS”NEED FOR THIS”

19. BOOTHBOOTH
• ““I DO TKA IN 15 MINUTES, 10I DO TKA IN 15 MINUTES, 10
PER DAY WHAT DO I NEEDPER DAY WHAT DO I NEED
THIS HEADACHE FOR”THIS HEADACHE FOR”

20. UNGERUNGER
• IDEAL CANDIDATE 50-65IDEAL CANDIDATE 50-65
OR OCTAGENERIANOR OCTAGENERIAN
• ““ONLY I/20 PATIENTS AONLY I/20 PATIENTS A
GOOD CANDIDATE”GOOD CANDIDATE”

21. SURGICAL TECHNIQUESURGICAL TECHNIQUE
• MIS, NO PATELLA EVERSIONMIS, NO PATELLA EVERSION
• 23 HR STAY23 HR STAY
• NO CORRECTION, UNI IS ANO CORRECTION, UNI IS A
RESURFACING, NOT A PARTIAL TKARESURFACING, NOT A PARTIAL TKA
• CUT TIBIA FIRSTCUT TIBIA FIRST
• START WITH BIG INCISION, WORKSTART WITH BIG INCISION, WORK
TOWARDS 4 INCH INCISIONTOWARDS 4 INCH INCISION

22. SURGICAL TECHNIQUESURGICAL TECHNIQUE
• CUT TIBIAL SLOPE ANATOMICCUT TIBIAL SLOPE ANATOMIC
• IF TIGHT IN FLEXION INCREASEIF TIGHT IN FLEXION INCREASE
SLOPE TIBIA CUTSLOPE TIBIA CUT
• IF TIGHT IN EXTENSION,CUT 2MMIF TIGHT IN EXTENSION,CUT 2MM
MORE FEMUR AND/OR DECREASEMORE FEMUR AND/OR DECREASE
SLOPE TIBIA CUTSLOPE TIBIA CUT
• 2MM LAXITY IN FLEX/EXT GAP2MM LAXITY IN FLEX/EXT GAP
• WATCH OUT FOR PATELLAWATCH OUT FOR PATELLA
IMPINGEMENTIMPINGEMENT

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44. GOOD UNIGOOD UNI

45. GOOD UNIGOOD UNI

46. GOOD UNIGOOD UNI

47. GOOD UNIGOOD UNI

48. BAD UNIBAD UNI

49. BAD UNIBAD UNI

50. FIX BAD UNIFIX BAD UNI

51. REVISE UNIREVISE UNI

52. ““UNICOMPARTMENT KNEEUNICOMPARTMENT KNEE
REPLACEMENT IS HERE TOREPLACEMENT IS HERE TO
STAY”STAY”

53. THANK YOUTHANK YOU