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Managing Osteoarthritis with the Repicci II Unicondylar Program

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM REPICCI II UNICONDYLAR RECONSTRUCTION?

Persons 55 and older who show one or more of the following symptoms may benefit from this procedure:

Pain while standing.
Pain while walking short distances.
Pain changing position, such as sitting to standing.
Persistent knee swelling.
Giving out or locking of the knee.
Failure of the knee to respond to medical treatment.

Knee X-rays, taken while standing, can indicate if the Repicci procedure may be appropriate. The X-ray must show complete loss of the joint cartilage in one of the two weight-bearing compartments, as demonstrated in Figure 4.

X-rays showing a healthy knee (left) and loss of cartilage and formation of osteoarthritis (right).

THE REPICCI II UNICONDYLAR PROGRAM: STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT

Many patients have benefited from this unique approach to the treatment of unicondylar osteoarthritis of the knee. A smaller incision, shorter recovery time, and restored mobility, while retaining the health portion of the knee are just a few reasons why patients and doctors choose the Repicci II Unicondylar treatment.

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