Surgical treatment of knee osteoarthritis under the concept of ladder treatment
Knee osteoarthritis is a common degenerative disease of joint and the main cause of disability in the elderly.Its core is the chronic progressive damage and degeneration of articular cartilage.In some patients,the pain symptoms are still not effectively relieved after receiving various conservative treatment programs.For patients who fail conservative treatment,total knee replacement may be accepted,but under the concept of ladder treatment,the anatomical structure and function of the joint can be preserved through knee preservation surgery.This article reviews the surgical treatment of knee osteoarthritis in different stages.
Knee osteoarthritisStepwise treatmentOsteotomy around the kneeUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplasty