A Comprehensive Evaluation of Lateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Short to Mid-Term Survivorship, and the Effect of Patient and Implant Characteristics: An Analysis of Data From the Dutch Arthroplasty Register.

Background: The rarity of lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) results in a lack of large cohort studies and understanding. The aim of this study is to comprehensively evaluate survivorship of lateral UKA with registry data and compare this to medial UKA.

Methods: Lateral (n = 537) and medial UKAs (n = 19,295) in 2007-2017 were selected from the Dutch Arthroplasty Register.

Bearing design influences short- to mid-term survivorship, but not functional outcomes following lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.

Purpose: To determine survivorship and functional outcomes of fixed and mobile-bearing designs in lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasties (UKA).

Methods: Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched. Annual revision rate and functional outcomes were assessed for both fixed and mobile-bearing designs.

Ten-year follow-up on Dutch orthopaedic blood management (DATA III survey).

Introduction: Hip and knee arthroplasties are frequently complicated by the need for allogeneic blood transfusions. This survey was conducted to assess the current use of perioperative blood-saving measures and to compare it with prior results.

Materials And Methods: All departments of orthopaedic surgery at Dutch hospitals were sent a follow-up survey on perioperative blood-saving measures, and data were compared to the results of two surveys conducted 5 and 10 years earlier.

Autologous re-transfusion drain compared with no drain in total knee arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Post-operative anaemia following total knee arthroplasty is reported to impede functional mobility in the early period following surgery, whereas allogeneic blood transfusions, used to correct low post-operative haemoglobin levels, have concomitant disadvantages. The use of a post-operative autologous blood re-transfusion drainage system as well as no drainage system following total knee arthroplasty have been shown to reduce peri-operative blood loss and allogeneic blood transfusions, compared to the regularly used closed-suction drains. No randomised studies have been performed, to the best of our knowledge, that indicate the superiority of either method.

Favourable results of a new intraoperative and postoperative filtered autologous blood re-transfusion system in total hip arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial.

Purpose: A new intraoperative filtered salvaged blood re-transfusion system has been developed for primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) that filters and re-transfuses the blood that is lost during THA. This system is intended to increase postoperative haemoglobin (Hb) levels, reduce perioperative net blood loss and reduce the need for allogeneic transfusions. It supposedly does not have the disadvantages of intraoperative cell-washing/separating re-transfusion systems, such as extensive procedure, high costs and need for specialised personnel.