Abstract
The surgical techniques associated with the variety of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) approaches for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), including the limited parapatellar, limited midvastus, limited subvastus, and quadriceps-sparing approaches, are reviewed. The patient selection criteria for mini-incision TKA are detailed. Although clinical experience with these approaches is limited, initial results seem promising and potentially adaptable to a majority of cases with modifications in either instruments or components customized for the procedure. MIS TKA represents a continuum in complexity, and surgeons should gain experience sequentially. The extensibility of these approaches allows surgeons to adapt and modify the procedure should intra-operative difficulties arise.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty: surgical technique.
A1 - Scuderi,Giles R,
PY - 2006/8/25/pubmed
PY - 2006/12/29/medline
PY - 2006/8/25/entrez
SP - 7
EP - 11
JF - American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.)
JO - Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ)
VL - 35
IS - 7 Suppl
N2 - The surgical techniques associated with the variety of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) approaches for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), including the limited parapatellar, limited midvastus, limited subvastus, and quadriceps-sparing approaches, are reviewed. The patient selection criteria for mini-incision TKA are detailed. Although clinical experience with these approaches is limited, initial results seem promising and potentially adaptable to a majority of cases with modifications in either instruments or components customized for the procedure. MIS TKA represents a continuum in complexity, and surgeons should gain experience sequentially. The extensibility of these approaches allows surgeons to adapt and modify the procedure should intra-operative difficulties arise.
SN - 1078-4519
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16927647/Minimally_invasive_total_knee_arthroplasty:_surgical_technique_
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
