Partial knee replacement; Knee replacement - partial; Unicondylar knee replacement; Arthroplasty - unicompartmental knee; UKA; Minimally invasive partial knee replacement

Risks for anesthesia include:

• Problems breathing
• Reactions to medications

Risks for any surgery include:

• Bleeding
• Infection

Risks for UKA include:

• Blood clots
• Fluid buildup in the knee joint
• Implant failure
• Nerve and blood vessel damage
• Pain with kneeling
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (rare)

Images

The structure of a joint

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Review Date: 12/20/2010
Reviewed By: C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)