This is also called as
Unicompartmental arthroplasty, this is an option for some patients. Not all the
patients are for this partial knee replacement like patients with Rheumatoid,
Lupus, Psoriatic, etc.
In general knee is divided into three
compartments, they are
·
Medial
(the inner part)
·
Lateral
(the outer part)
With total knee replacement the best treatment
is done in patients who are with arthritis will consider with this procedure
and is easy like less time hospital stay, blood loss in less quantity, low
percentage of infection risk and blood clots.
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