Comparison in surgical techniques
Minimally Invasive total knee arthroplasty versus a standard surgical technique: A single-blinded single-centre randomized controlled trial.
Project Goals - What are we doing?
Minimally invasive surgical techniques have been adopted in cardiac, gastrointestinal, thoracic, orthopaedic, and other fields of surgery. These techniques are reported to reduce the physiologic burden of surgery and thereby facilitate earlier discharge and more rapid recovery than conventional surgery. Minimally invasive techniques have recently been introduced in the context of total knee arthroplasty. This technique is claimed to reduce intraoperative blood loss by
and length of stay (LOS) from 4 days to 1-2 days. Research Outcomes - What will be achieved?
A comparison on the length of stay between minimally invasive surgical total knee arthroplasty and conventional total knee arthroplasty in a randomly assigned single-blind clinical trial. Also, a comparison on functional and quality of life outcomes over two years post total knee arthroplasty.Background - Why is this research important?
The "hotel" cost of hospital care is a large, isolated component of overall cost that can be reduced very directly by earlier discharge. This makes it a frequent target of cost-reduction measures. We can hypothesize that less disruptive surgery with fewer immediate postoperative complications will reduce length of stay, and therefore contribute to more cost-effective treatment.Back to Surgical Solutions: Selected Projects