Unicompartmental knee replacement

Written by Dr Sheila Strover on March 14, 2025

A unicompartmental knee replacement is a surgical procedure where the surgeon just replaces one part of an arthritic joint.

partial knee replacement

Tibiofemoral UKR.

hemicap patellofemoral replacement

Patellofemoral UKR.

This has the benefit of relieving pain in an affected area, while allowing the dynamics of the unaffected parts of the knee to remain unaffected.