The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 61, Issue 3 347-353, Copyright © 1979 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Marmor modular knee in unicompartmental disease. Minimum four-year follow-up
L Marmor
Fifty-six consecutive knees were operated on for single compartment disease
using the Marmor modular knee with a minimum follow-up of four years. The
information obtained indicates that single compartment replacement is
valuable in restoring function and relieving pain in a high percentage of
patients. There was no evidence of late degeneration of the successful
results at the time of writing. No difference in the results obtained with
medial or lateral compartment replacement has been noted. Degeneration of
the compartment not operated on has not been a problem. Unicompartmental
replacement is an excellent procedure in the elderly patient who has
osteoarthritis of the knee with varus or valgus deformity.