Bicompartmental Knee Resurfacing

Combining patellofemoral and unicompartmental resurfacing may be an option for patients suffering with arthritis in two compartments of the knee, including the patellofemoral compartment and either the medial or lateral compartments, when non-surgical treatments have failed to treat their knee pain. Typically this is reserved for a small group of young patients for whom a total knee replacement may be undesirable, although select elderly patients may also be candidates. Robotically assisted techniques are used for the procedure to enhance the accuracy.