Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in patients with Parkinson’s disease
In this observational study, UKA in patients with PD was associated with favorable implant survivorship and encouraging functional outcomes. Considering the very low medical complication rate observed in this study, UKA may represent a viable treatment option for isolated end-stage unicompartmental osteoarthritis in carefully selected patients.
Authors
- Christian Merle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8529-4316)
- Peter R. Aldinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0331-6858)
- Joachim Herre
- Wenzel Waldstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0218-1426)
- Tatjana Krug
- Solongo Abdulai
- Conradin Schweizer
Institutions
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Diakonie-Klinikum Stuttgart (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-026-06238-y
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00