Short-term Outcome of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in the Octogenarian Population

Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) provides significant benefits to patients with anteromedial osteoarthritis, with good long-term results. Morbidity and mortality rates are lower, and recovery is quicker. These benefits would be advantageous to the octogenarian population whom carry significant comorbidities. The primary aim was to compare the short-term functional outcome at 2 years of UKA in the octogenarian population against a stratified younger cohort of patients. We hypothesised that the octogenarian population would have equally significant improved patient-reported outcome measures.