Ever since the first total knee arthroplasty (TKA), researchers and clinicians have sought
persistently to improve the implants and the procedure [1]. Many patients have benefited …

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has evolved since the introduction of the first total knee
replacement in 1974 [1, 2]. The techniques of balancing the ligaments, equalizing the flexion …

The development of new instrumentation and techniques has led to the rapid advancement
of less invasive surgical approaches in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Compared to the …

Background: Despite intense debate regarding whether minimally invasive techniques for
total knee arthroplasty improve clinical outcomes over standard techniques, few prospective …

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) has been evolving since
the early 1990s and was first described by several authors from the USA in early 2003-4 …

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has evolved during the past 30 years to a well-defined
technical surgery with excellent results for as many as 20 years of followup. The concepts of …

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been in development since the early 1970s. Insali and
others established the principles of ligament balance and overall alignment for implant …

The development of minimally invasive techniques as applied to total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) has been a gradual process. We have performed our current procedure on over 400 …

In this review, we outlined the definition of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in total knee
replacement (TKR) and described the different surgical approaches reported in the …

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for arthroplasty of the knee began with surgery for
unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA). Partial knee replacements were designed in the 1970s …