Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared with Traditional Total Knee Arthroplasty

Abstract

A quadriceps-sparing minimally invasive approach seems to facilitate recovery, but a substantial learning curve (fifty procedures in the hands of a high-volume arthroplasty surgeon) may be required. If this experience is typical, the learning curve may be unacceptably long for a low-volume arthroplasty surgeon.