MIS Value in THR, TKR Questioned (Orthopedics This Week)
Do the advantages of minimally invasive total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries outweigh the higher complication rates reported? That is the question that investigators asked in a study designed to determine whether minimally invasive surgery (MIS) enhances recovery after total hip or knee replacement. John M. Lloyd, FRCS, of Bournemouth, United Kingdom, presented the study findings at the 13th EFORT Congress in May 2012, in Berlin, Germany.
The investigators defined MIS surgery as incisions less than 10 cm ...
