The study included more than 100,000 patients, 75,996 of which had received total knee replacements, while the remaining 25,334 patients received a unicompartmental knee replacement.
The study found that total knee replacement patients are twice as likely to have a venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction or deep infection; three times as likely to have a stroke; and four times as likely to need blood transfusions when compared to the partial knee replacement patients. Also, inpatient stays are longer and readmissions more likely after total knee replacements as compared to partial knees.
Partial knee replacements and joint restoration implants, like the HemiCAP, offer younger, more active patients an alternative to total joint replacements, according to the blog post.
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