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General patient data, surgical-related indicators, and radiographic and follow-up data were compared between the two groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The UKA group demonstrated superior outcomes in terms of intraoperative blood loss, incision length, and postoperative drainage volume compared to the TKA group (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). No statistically significant differences were observed in VAS scores or operative time between the two groups (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;gt; 0.05). The UKA group showed significantly better HSS and WOMAC scores than the TKA group (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). At the final follow-up, both groups exhibited significant improvements in the medial proximal tibial angle, posterior tibial slope, and femorotibial angle compared to preoperative values (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>UKA and TKA demonstrated comparable efficacy in restoring lower limb alignment and improving knee function. However, UKA offered distinct advantages in reducing intraoperative blood loss, incision length, and postoperative drainage. With strict adherence to surgical indications, UKA may be prioritized to enhance patient satisfaction following knee arthroplasty.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2026.1782061","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,9]],"date-time":"2026-04-09T04:11:37Z","timestamp":1775707897000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Comparative efficacy of total knee arthroplasty versus unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in obese patients with medial knee osteoarthritis"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Mingyue","family":"Fan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Fuyang Tumor Hospital, Fuyang","place":["Anhui, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jinxi","family":"An","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Science and Technology (Huainan First People\u2019s Hospital), Huainan","place":["Anhui, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yangping","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fuyang Tumor Hospital, Fuyang","place":["Anhui, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Binbin","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fuyang Tumor Hospital, Fuyang","place":["Anhui, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"802","DOI":"10.1111\/os.14022","article-title":"How do muscle function and quality affect the progression of KOA? 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