Unicompartmental Arthroplasty with the Oxford Knee

A unique description of the development of the Oxford Knee and its instrumentation
Practical guidance for the knee surgeon on patient selection and surgical technique
Gives background biomechanics and pathology to aid understanding of unicompartmental arthroplasty
Provides long term follow-up data and answers commonly asked questions
Full colour images throughout
Accompanying DVD with animated mathematical models of the knee and video footage of the operation

This book, traces the 30 year development by surgeons and engineers in Oxford of a unique method of unicompartmental replacement with the 'Oxford Knee' prosthesis. The challenge to the surgeon is to replace the damaged surfaces of the arthritic joint so effectively that the soft tissues of the whole joint and the surfaces of the other compartments can resume all their physiological functions, a more difficult task than total knee replacement confronts. As a user's guide, the book allows the surgeon to gain a good understanding of the biomechanics of the normal knee, of the pathological anatomy of unicompartmental arthritis and the rationale of the design of instruments and implants. The outcome of the operation depends greatly on choice of the right patient and exact implantation of the prosthesis, subjects that are dealt with exhaustively. The reader can use this book as an adjunct to the implant specific instructional courses available. The book also provides long-term data on wear and revision rates for the Oxford Knee and covers common questions asked and the problems confronted by users. The book is accompanied by a DVD with animations of mathematical models of the intact and replaced knee, as well as full video footage of a knee replacement operation.

Readership: Orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in knee surgery, orthopaedic surgeons in advanced training.

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Design of the Oxford Knee
2. Indications
3. Principles of the Oxford operation
4. Surgical Technique
5. Postoperative management and radiography
6. Results
7. Management of Complications
Appendix - Mathematical models of the knee
Accompanying DVD

Authors, editors, and contributors

John Goodfellow, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Retired), Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford,
John O'Connor, Professor of Engineering Science Emeritus, University of Oxford; Emeritus Fellow, St Peter's College, Oxford,
Christopher Dodd, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, and
David Murray, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford; Professor, University Oxford, UK