Abstract
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty is an appropriate method of treating selected patients with osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee. The common causes of failure are aseptic loosening, infection, patellofemoral pain, and deterioration in the opposite compartment. Seven cases of a cohort of 32 Robert Brigham unicondylar knee replacements that failed because of early catastrophic wear of the polyethylene tibial component are reported. Possible reasons suggested for failure include inadequate thickness of polyethylene, fusion defects in the polyethylene structure as a result of the sterilization process, increased rotational freedom, and reduced conformity in the design of the prosthesis.
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