Mini-midvastus & mini-medial parapatellar approach in TKA show similar short-term results .
Mini-midvastus versus mini-medial parapatellar approach in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized study
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2013 Mar;133(3):389-95. doi: 10.1007/s00402-012-1645-x. Epub 2012 Dec 1189 patients were randomized to receive total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using either a mini-midvastus or mini-medial parapatellar approach to compare their short-term clinical and radiological outcomes. The assessment at 6 months indicated that there were no significant differences in radiological or clinical (except for tourniquet time, which was greater with the mini-midvastus approach) outcomes between the two techniques.
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