title: The impact of minimally invasive surgical techniques on early range of motion after primary total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: A single surgeon performed 200 consecutive primary total knee arthroplasties using identical implants. One hundred of these were done using a traditional medial parapatellar arthrotomy. The other knees were done using a medial parapatellar approach combined with minimally invasive surgical techniques. Patients in the minimal incision group had shorter incision length, shorter length of stay, and less pain (P < .01). Moreover, those patients in the minimal incision group had less flexion contracture (P < .05) and better flexion (P < .05) in the first 12 weeks. Manipulation was necessary in 14% of the traditional group compared with 2% in the minimal incision group (P < .001). There was no significant difference in range of motion or functional outcome at 1 year after surgery. There was no significant difference in component position or complication rates.
authors.affiliation: Proliance Surgeons Inc, Evergreen Orthopedic Center, Kirkland, WA 98034, USA.
authors.forename: Craig M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: McAllister
authors.forename: Jeff D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Stepanian
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000502:physiology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010027:Osteotomy; D010329:Patella / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome