Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty: Does Surgical Technique Actually Impact the Outcome?

This article reviews the current literature and information regarding the effect of surgical approach on patients' outcomes. The results of the limited medial parapatellar, subvastus, midvastus, and quadriceps-sparing approaches were analyzed. All techniques can provide adequate exposure with successful outcomes. It is recommended that a surgeon perform the approach with which they are most comfortable, because that will likely yield the best patient outcome.
PMID: 32498949 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The Orthopedic Clinics of North America - June 6, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Mora JP, Scuderi GR Tags: Orthop Clin North Am Source Type: research