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We present a comparison of the results of the Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in patients younger and older than 60 years of age. The ten-year all-cause survival of the < 60 years of age group (52) was 91% (95% confidence interval (CI) 12), while in the > or = 60 years of age group (512), the figure was 96% (95% CI 3). For the younger group, the mean Hospital for Special Surgery score at ten-year follow-up (n = 21) was 94 of 100, compared with a mean of 86 of 100 for the older group (n = 135). The results show that the Oxford unicompartmental arthroplasty can achieve ten-year results that are comparable to total knee arthroplasty in patients < 60 years of age. We conclude that for patients aged over 50, age should not be considered a contraindication for this procedure.

Original publication

DOI

10.1302/0301-620X.87B11.16324

Type

Journal article

Journal

J bone joint surg br

Publication Date

11/2005

Volume

87

Pages

1488 - 1492

Keywords

Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Reoperation, Severity of Illness Index, Survival Analysis, Treatment Outcome