The Journal of arthroplasty
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Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty is now being used more commonly to treat single compartment disease of knee, with very encouraging results. We report on a rare case of common peroneal nerve palsy; 8 years after lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. This palsy was caused by pressure on the common peroneal nerve, due to posterior migration of tibial component.
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Prosthetic replacement arthroplasty for glenohumeral arthritis is a well-developed and well-described technique with good and excellent results. The surgeon is faced with many decisions to make, however, regarding choice of implant, implant fixation, soft tissue management, and options for glenoid resurfacing. In general, when the precise cause of the arthritic condition is identified, the choices become more straightforward. ⋯ Acute, nonreducible fractures of the proximal humerus are treated best with a humeral head replacement. Post-traumatic arthropathy of the shoulder joint is treated with arthroplasty, and the decision to resurface the glenoid should take into account the age of the patient and the wear and concentricity of the glenoid. Many options exist for the choice of an implant; biomechanical and anatomic studies suggest that a better technical result can be achieved with a third-generation implant design that has the ability to recreate accurately the proximal anatomy of the humerus.