Medial compartment osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis in your knee. In osteoarthritis, the smooth, slippery cartilage that covers the ends of your bones and helps them glide over each other ...

The medial meniscus transmits approximately 50% of the total joint load of the knee medial compartment, thus protecting the articular cartilage from excessive force. Matthew H. Blake Darren L. Johnson ...

It is not uncommon to encounter a “tight” medial compartment at the time of arthroscopic meniscectomy (Figure 1). Surgeons frequently wonder if it makes sense in this setting to release the ...

The medial compartment on the inside of your knee (the point where it bends) The patellofemoral compartment, which makes up the front of your knee, located between your thigh bone ...

M medial femorotibial compartment, L lateral femorotibial compartment, and PF patellofemoral compartment. References. Authors and Disclosures. Authors and Disclosures.

Not all people with OA are candidates for partial knee surgery. This surgery is only appropriate for people who have damaged one part of their knee joint, usually the medial — inner — compartment.

TKA total knee arthroplasty, BKA bicompartmental knee arthroplasty, UKA unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, G grade, M medial femorotibial compartment, L lateral femorotibial compartment, and PF ...