Meniscal bearing dislocation in the Oxford knee

Acta Orthop Belg. 1991;57(4):430-2.

Abstract

The Oxford knee is a unicompartmental knee prosthesis with a polyethylene meniscal bearing. Anterior dislocation or medial subluxation has been described in lateral compartment arthroplasties. The authors present the case of a medial dislocation of the lateral meniscal bearing and a review of the literature concerning meniscal bearing instability in the Oxford Knee.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / diagnostic imaging
  • Joint Dislocations / etiology*
  • Joint Dislocations / therapy
  • Knee Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Radiography