Is the Oxford Knee available in the United States?
Yes, the Oxford partial knee replacement is available in the United States. I have checked into a method call a unispacer. In talking with an orthopedic surgeon about that method I was told that one of the frequent problems is that with sports use it pops out and requires surgery to remove it. Is there something in the Oxford method that prevents the moving medial “plastic” from coming out? The unispacer is a metal implant that requires very little bone resection. The results of this implant have not been widely distributed, despite many implantations. I have actively tried to obtain good outcome data over the last 6 months or so, these are not readily available. The manufacturer/ distributor has been of no help. I spoke to a clinical investigator in a trial with this implant, who also could not give me much detail. The main issues appear to be inconsistent pain relief, perhaps related to the stiffness of the metal implant, as well as dislocation. In the Oxford mobile bearing knee the
