Research Article By Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAOS & Orthopaedic Foundation Published in JOA

New York and Greenwich, CT
August 12, 2024

The Journal of Arthroplasty recently published the article Severe Lateral Facet Patella Osteoarthritis Is Not Associated with Increased Failure of Mean 10-Years After Lateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty written by the research team at the Orthopaedic Foundation, founded by. Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH. FAOA, FAOS. This article is currently available for online.

The purpose of this study was to determine if severe lateral patella facet osteoarthritis (LPFOA) was related to lower survivorship and poor patient-reported outcomes following fixed-bearing lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA).

Severe LFPFOA was identified in 28 (46%) patients. At a mean follow-up of 10.9 years, there were no significant differences in any Knee Osteoarthritis Outcomes Score (KOOS ) subscale or Kujala scores between patients who had and did not have severe LFPOA. There was no significant difference in the percentage of patients who achieved Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) for the KOOS subscales between groups.

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAOS is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.

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