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You may be an ideal candidate for a partial knee replacement if:
- You do not have systemic arthritis.
- Only one knee compartment is affected by arthritis.
- Arthritis has not cause severe deformity.
- You do not have a physically demanding job.
- You are not overweight.
The ideal candidate for a partial knee replacement surgery is (1) a younger person of normal weight, (2) a person who has localized arthritis to a single area of the knee, (3) a person who has an intact anterior cruciate ligament, (4) has no evidence of infection, and (5) does not have inflammatory arthritis.
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