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Lateral Approach Total Knee Replacement
I accompanied my wife for an Orthopedist consulatation at AOS (Advanced Ortho & Spine) for her bone on bone discomfort. They promote a New Era in Knee Replacement with Side Incision, claiming less pain and faster recovery with no muscle cutting. We reviewed patients on video walking naturally with no limping post two weeks TKR along with their testimony. I have had three traditional (vertical incision over the front of the knee) TKR surgeries, one being a revision, with the usual painful long term recovery.
Has anyone had this side incision procedure and will you share your pro/con experience. Thank you
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Hello @ouch89. The lateral approach knee replacement seems like a relatively new approach. It is difficult to find a bunch of literature on this approach, unlike the abundance of traditional knee replacements like you have undergone.
@ouch89, when your wife's provider was discussing this approach, did they talk about success rate vs. the traditional anterior approach?
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1 ReactionNo, not seeing any statistics makes me skeptical.