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Free-floating partial knee allows ligaments to remain intact.(MPMD)
Advanced Materials & Processes, April, 2006
Leading surgeons in Oxford, England, along with engineers at Biomet, have developed the Oxford Unicompartmental Knee System. Said to be the only FDA-approved, free-floating meniscal partial knee system available in the United States, it has been utilized throughout Europe for more than two decades.
In patients with only limited knee arthritis, surgeons may elect a unicompartmental (partial) knee replacement. Unlike total knee replacement, a unicompartmental knee replaces only one side of the knee joint. Knee osteoarthritis usually occurs first in the medial (inside) compartment as this side of the knee bears most of the weight. In knees that are otherwise healthy, a unicompartmental approach allows the outer compartment and all ligaments to remain intact. By...
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