Is Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty Associated with Lower Costs Than Traditional TKA?

[Minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty].

Walking and Stair Descent Following Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty

Introduction: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a surgery commonly used to relieve the pain caused by osteoarthritis at the knee joint. Previous studies have shown patients with degenerative joint disease walk more slowly than normal subjects due to decreases in stride length and cadence (Stauffer et al. 1977). Falls on stairs are a leading cause of injury in older adults (Starzell, et al., 2000...

A new navigation system for minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty.

A computer-assisted navigation system to be used for total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) was reported to improve the accuracy of bone resection and result in precise implant placement, but the concomitant surgical invasion and time consumption are clinical problems. We developed a computed tomography (CT)-based navigation system (NNS) to be used for minimally invasive TKA. It requires only the ref...

Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most reliable procedures that can provide shortterm high clinical success rates and long-term durable outcome. The surgery has been developed for more than 40 years and most of the clinical practices are standardized for the patient care. In the past, THA had been done by making a wound about 25 cm in length. Many surgeons believed that big wounds shou...

Clamping drainage is unnecessary after minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty in patients with tranexamic acid

BACKGROUND Drainage and tranexamic acid (TXA) have been widely used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, it remains unclear whether it is necessary to clamp the drain after minimally invasive TKA (MIS-TKA) when TXA is used. We therefore conducted a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of clamping versus not clamping drainage following MIS-TKA in patients in whom TXA was used...