Issue #01: Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty
Added July 14, 2006 | Written by J. Rosneck MD, A. Klika MD, W. Barsoum MD for the
Biomedical Review Letter
Currently there are over 300,000 TKA procedures a year in the United States. Figure 1 shows an implanted knee. Patients’ satisfaction has been reported to be around 80%. There is a move to Minimally Invasive Surgery techniques for most procedures done today, including knee replacement. This review covers Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty procedures.