Patient Zone Implant Information

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Partial Knee Replacement (Uni Condular)

This type of treatment involves replacing just one side of
the knee joint. Both the upper and lower parts of the knee are replaced, but
unlike total knee replacement, just the worn out side is replaced. A metal
implant is fixed (with or without bone cement) onto one of the upper side and
on one side of the lower side of the knee; both of these articulate with a
plastic marterial (polyethylene).

This is a popular type of replacement and has had good
clinical results over the past 15 years with around 4,000 being implanted in
the UK every year, these replacements usually last around 10 years.