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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80:307 (1998)
© 1998 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Book Review

UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. CAHIERS D'ENSEIGNEMENT DE LA SOFCOT. Edited by P. Cartier, J. A. Epinette, G. Deschamps, and P. Hernigou. Paris, Expansion Scientifique Française, 1997. $150.00, 305 pp.

William D. Stanish, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C)

At a time when an increasing number of total knee arthroplasties are being performed, other operative strategies, such as tibial osteotomy and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, are being used sparingly. Paradoxically, orthopaedic surgeons who treat problems related to the knee are embracing the concept of minimally invasive operative treatment. A less extensive operative exposure, with less resection of bone and with retention of ligamentous struts, has distinct appeal.

The authors do not attempt to coerce the reader or to promote the value of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty; rather, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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