UKR

Written by Dr Sheila Strover on March 14, 2025

UKR is an abbreviation of 'unicompartmental knee replacement'.

partial knee replacement

Tibiofemoral UKR.

hemicap patellofemoral replacement

Patellofemoral UKR.

The concept of compartments

The knee is considered to have three functional 'compartments' - two tibiofemoral compartments and one patellofemoral compartment.