Overview
MIS Quad-Sparing Knee Replacement
Spares Muscles and Tendons Cut
During Traditional Surgery
People with knee pain now have a minimally invasive alternative to traditional total knee replacement – also known as total knee arthroplasty (TKA) – the Zimmer Minimally Invasive Solutions (MIS) Quad-Sparing TKA procedure.
Using modified techniques and instruments developed with Zimmer, Inc., surgeons can place the same, clinically proven implants used in traditional surgery, but through a much smaller incision and without cutting through key tendons and muscles. In traditional surgery, the surgeon makes a 30 cm incision down the front of the knee and the tendon and quadriceps muscle – which control the bending of the knee – are cut. In MIS Quad-Sparing TKA, a 75 to 125-mm incision is made on the side of the knee, and the tendon and “quad” muscle are separated, rather than cut.
Compared to standard surgery, potential benefits of MIS Quad-Sparing TKA include:
- Smaller incision – 75 to 125-mm vs. 300 mm
- Shorter total rehabilitation
- Less blood loss
In a study comparing patients who received traditional and minimally invasive knee replacement, those who had MIS Quad-Sparing TKA experienced similar or improved patient outcomes.
Surgeons who perform MIS Quad-Sparing TKA have received training through The Zimmer Institute Europe.
If you would like more information on the Zimmer MIS Quad-Sparing
Knee procedure, or to see if you are a candidate, go to
facilities and a surgeon nearest to your area, or speak with your own
doctor. Don't let knee pain slow you down. Zimmer will help you continue
"keeping pace with life."
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