Body mass index affects long-term outcomes of ‘partial’ knee arthroplasty

For patients with higher body mass index (BMI) undergoing unicompartmental or “partial” knee replacement (UKR), long-term outcomes are improved when the implant is placed using a cementless rather than cemented technique, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer. In these higher-BMI patients, 10-year rates of revision surgery are […]