J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 Oct 3;100(19):1653-1660. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00837.
- In this preliminary assessment, recent expansion of surgical treatments into younger and older age demographics appears to be cost-effective in the setting of unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis. Our findings suggest that nonsurgical treatment should be used sparingly in patients below the age of 70 years and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty should be chosen over total knee arthroplasty in order to maximize cost-effectiveness.
