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. 2011 Jul 6;470(1):61–68. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-1961-4

Table 5.

Results of the different series comparing fixed- and mobile-bearing unicompartmental arthroplasty in the literature

Authors Date of publication Number of implants (fixed/mobile) Methods of evaluation Clinical results Fixed/mobile Followup mean years (minimum to maximum) Survivorship (number of revisions)
Emerson et al. [11] 2002 51 Clinic and radiographic KSKS = 89/92 pts 6.1 FB: 92% at 11 years
50 KSFS = 74/82 pts (6 months to 13 years) MB: 92% at 11 years
Confalonieri et al. [9] 2004 20 Clinic and radiographic KSKS = 87/88 pts 5.7 years O revision
19 KSFS = 76/77 pts NA
Li et al. [25] 2006 28 Clinic KSKS = 91/89 pts FB: 0 revision
Kinematics KSFS = 84/85 pts
28 radiographic 31.9 months MB: 2 revisions
7–70 months
Whittaker et al. [41] 2010 150 Clinic and radiographic KSS = 169/173 pts FB: 8.1 (1–17.8) FB: 96% at 5 years
79 MB: 3.6 (1–11.3) MB: 89% at 5 years
Parratte et al. (current study) 2011 79 Clinic and radiographic KSKS = 82/81 pts 17.2 years FB: 83% at 20 years
77 KSFS = 88/89 pts 15–21.2 years MB: 80% at 20 years

UKA = unicompartmental arthroplasty; KSS = Knee Society score; KSKS = Knee Society Knee score; KSFS = Knee Society Function score; pts = points; NA = not applicable; FB = fixed-bearing; MB = mobile-bearing.