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Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of unicompartmental arthroplasty for the treatment of focal osteonecrosis within the medial femoral condyle including an assessment of lesion size.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A consecutive series of &gt;5,000 unicompartmental knee arthroplasties performed at a single institution was retrospectively reviewed to identify cases of medial femoral condyle osteonecrosis with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Lesion size was classified according to the ratio of lesion width to condylar width, as well as lesion depth relative to condylar depth. Patient-reported outcome measures and need for a revision procedure were studied.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixty-four patients (32 males, 32 females; 65 knees) with a mean age of 64 years were included. The mean patient follow-up was 5.3 years (range, 2 to 12 years). The mean ratio of lesion width to condylar width was 64%, the mean lesion depth was 1.11 cm, and 82% of cases demonstrated subchondral collapse. At the time of the latest follow-up, patients demonstrated substantial improvements in the pain, function, and clinical components of the Knee Society Score, by 36, 25, and 51, respectively. Four patients (6%) required a revision, of which only 1 was for aseptic loosening of the femoral component.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Unicompartmental arthroplasty is an effective treatment for advanced-stage focal osteonecrosis of the medial femoral condyle. Loss of component fixation to the femoral condyle did not appear to be a substantial concern because there was only 1 femoral failure as a result of aseptic loosening, despite lesions affecting a significant portion of the femoral condyle.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Therapeutic\n                      <jats:underline>Level IV<\/jats:underline>\n                      . 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