Quadriceps-Sparing Total Knee Replacement

Ten days after quad sparing total knee replacement, walking without a cane

Patricia Walter — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 02:07:07 +0000

Uploaded on Nov 4, 2010

More rapid return of knee function. Patients who undergo this procedure seem to get muscle strength and control back more quickly than patients who have had traditional total knee replacement. This is because the quadriceps muscle and tendon are not divided in the course of … Read the Rest

30 minutes after MIS total knee replacement

Patricia Walter — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 02:04:10 +0000

Uploaded on Nov 4, 2010

Decreased post-operative pain may be a function of the smaller incision and the fact that the incision stays out of the important quadriceps muscle/tendon group. Using Quadriceps-Sparing Knee Replacement.

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MIS Quadriceps-Sparing Total Knee Replacement By Seth S. Leopold M.D

Patricia Walter — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 02:00:42 +0000

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New Quad Sparing Technique May Provide Faster Recovery for Patients with Arthritis of the Knee

Minimally-invasive quadriceps-sparing total knee replacement is a new surgical technique that allows surgeons to insert the same time-tested reliable knee replacement implants through a shorter incision using surgical approach … Read the Rest

What is Quadriceps-Sparing Knee Replacement

Patricia Walter — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 01:49:15 +0000

To truly spare the quadriceps tendon from any cutting, a different variation of minimally invasive surgery, called quadriceps-sparing knee replacement, can be used. This surgical approach is not new. Another name for it is the subvastus approach. “Subvastus approach” means going under the vastus muscle, which is part of the… Read the Rest