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Mini-Subvastus Approach versus Medial Parapatellar Approach in Total Knee Arthroplasty

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February 2023

Mini-Subvastus Approach versus Medial Parapatellar Approach in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Vol: 303| Issue: 2| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The Comparison between Mini-Subvastus Approach and Medial Parapatellar Approach in TKA: A Prospective Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Orthop Surg . 2022 Nov;14(11):2878-2887.

Contributing Authors:
L Geng J Fu C Xu P Ren YM Wang QB Ji P Xin QY Zheng M Ni GQ Zhang

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Synopsis

Fifty-eight patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive either the mini-subvastus approach on their left knee or the medial parapatellar approach for their right knee, or vice versa. Outcomes of interest were range of motion, pain at rest and with movement, alignment, time to straight leg raise, hospital for special surgery (HSS), and patient satisfaction. Rang...

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