Knee resurfacing - partial knee replacement

It is also called "unicondylar knee resurfacing" which is the replacement of either the outer or inner compartment of the knee joint.

Speciality Orthopaedics
Urgency elective
Duration 45 min to 1.5 h
Blood Loss minimal
Anaesthesia General Anaesthetic +/- Local Anaesthetic
Anaesthesia II Regional: Spinal, +/- Local Anaesthetic
Pain moderate (+++)
Post-op Pain Local up to 4-8 hours
Post-op Pain II Tablets, Injection (im, iv), Ice / cold compresses
Hospital Stay 3 to 5 days
Full Recovery 8 to 12 weeks
Additional Info Raised leg and physiotherapy facilitate recovery. Pain relief with local anaesthetic injection into the knee.
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