Clinical and biomechanical outcome in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty KU Leuven
Knee arthroplasty is still the treatment of choice for end-stage knee osteoarthritis. The Belgian national register for arthroplasty reports that over 20.000 knee replacement procedures are performed each year. Mostly total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is performed. This type of arthroplasty replaces the entire articular surfaces (tibial and femoral) of the knee, including both cruciate ligaments. In contrast, unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) ...