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Minimally invasive total knee replacement : techniques and results

Picard, Frederic and Deakin, Angela and Balasubramanian, Navin and Gregori, Alberto (2018) Minimally invasive total knee replacement : techniques and results. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. ISSN 1633-8065

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Abstract

In this review, we outlined the definition of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in total knee replacement (TKR) and described the different surgical approaches reported in the literature. Afterwards we went through the most recent studies assessing MIS TKR. Next, we searched for potential limitations of MIS knee replacement and tried to answer the following questions: Are there selective criteria and specific patient selection for MIS knee surgery? If there are, then what are they? After all, a discussion and conclusion completed this article. There is certainly room for MIS or at least less invasive surgery (LIS) for appropriate selected patients. Nonetheless, there are differences between approaches. Mini medial parapatellar is easy to master, quick to perform and potentially extendable, whereas mini subvastus and mini midvastus are trickier and require more caution related to risk of hematoma and VMO nerve damage. Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of mini-incision surgery for TKR does not appear fully adequate for the procedure to be used without special arrangements for consent and for audit or continuing research. There is an argument that a sudden jump from standard TKR to MIS TKR, especially without computer assistance such as navigation, patient specific instrumentation (PSI) or robotic, may breach a surgeon's duty of care toward patients because it exposes patients to unnecessary risks. As a final point, more evidence is required on the long-term safety and efficacy of this procedure which will give objective shed light on real benefits of MIS TKR.

Item type: Article
ID code: 63486
Keywords: minimally invasive surgery, less invasive surgery, total knee replacement, total knee arthroplasty, Surgery, Bioengineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery, Biomedical Engineering
Subjects: Medicine > Surgery
Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Bioengineering
Department: Faculty of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering
Depositing user: Pure Administrator
Date deposited: 15 Mar 2018 11:58
Last modified: 05 Feb 2019 00:45
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URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/63486
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