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Comparison of minimally invasive TKA using the midvastus or medial parapatellar approach

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April 2014

Comparison of minimally invasive TKA using the midvastus or medial parapatellar approach

Vol: 3| Issue: 4| Number:69| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Mini-midvastus versus mini-medial parapatellar approach for minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty: outcomes pendulum is at equilibrium

J Arthroplasty. 2014 Feb;29(2):339-42

Contributing Authors:
RD Heekin AA Fokin

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40 patients scheduled for staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty one week apart were randomized to have surgery on one knee through a minimally invasive midvastus approach and on the other knee through a minimally invasive medial parapatellar approach. Parameters of surgical outcome were monitored intra- and perioperatively, and clinical outcome was assessed over 2 years of follow-up. Estimated ...

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