Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Is Associated With Significant Reduction in Pain and Opioid Prescribing Patterns Compared to Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 9595 Knees
Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (mUKA) are successful operations to treat knee osteoarthritis. While mUKA is associated with less postoperative pain, there is a paucity of literature exploring postoperative opioid consumption and prescribing patterns between these...