The reason most people consider any total joint replacement is due to severe joint pain.  When conservative, non-invasive treatment has been ineffective for pain management, patients begin to seriously consider a total joint replacement. Painful and arthritic knees become unstable and the patient’s lifestyle is compromised.  One of our orthopaedic surgeons will review x-rays of your knee, review your medical history and examine your knee.  A determination will be made as to whether your arthritis is limited to the entire knee joint or perhaps only to one compartment of the knee joint, in which case you may be a candidate for the Uni-compartmental knee replacement.