Closing the Satisfaction Gap: Medial UKA and Cruciate-Retaining TKA Yield Comparable 1-Year Patient-Reported Outcome Measures.

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Medial unicompartmental arthroplasty (UKA) and cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty (TKA) yield comparable 1-year patient-reported outcome measures in terms of satisfaction. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Shlok V. Patel; Khaled A. Elmenawi; Shujaa T. Khan; Lakshmi Spandana Gudapati; Chao Zhang; Nicolas S. Piuzzi; on behalf of the Cleveland Clinic Adult Reconstruction Research (CCARR) Group

doi:10.2106/jbjs.oa.25.00345

February 16, 2026Open Access

Closing the Satisfaction Gap: Medial UKA and Cruciate-Retaining TKA Yield Comparable 1-Year Patient-Reported Outcome Measures.

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This research aims to compare patient-reported outcomes between medial UKA and cruciate-retaining TKA after one year.
Level III study design was utilized.
Patient-reported outcome measures were collected and analyzed.
Comparison of satisfaction levels between medial UKA and TKA was performed.
Both medial UKA and cruciate-retaining TKA showed similar satisfaction levels.
Patient-reported outcome measures were comparable across both interventions.

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Level III evaluation compares satisfaction levels in medial UKA and cruciate-retaining TKA, suggesting equality in outcomes.

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Patel et al. (2026) studied this question.

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