This short educational module will relate views of experts on the merits of various approaches and strategies to identify and treat complex challenges in knee surgery. With a detailed analysis of exposure techniques and options, and an overview of the minimally invasive surgery (MIS) approach, the faculty uses clinical data and patient case studies to highlight the impact on patient outcomes and quality of life.
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Pre-requisites
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What you will learn
- Identify pre-operative considerations of the join diagnosis, joint history and skin related to exposures decisions.
- Distinguish and classify various approaches to the knee (medial, MIS, lateral)
- Examine pro's and cons of several medial (sub-vastus, mid-vastus, ...) or lateral approaches
- Identify the considerations on how to approach complex knees from primary indications to multi-operated knees
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Contributors
- Dr Fred Cushner, United States of America
- Dr Koen Defoort, The Netherlands
- Prof Yixin Zhou, China
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Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS Eng)
Royal College of Surgeons of England*
*This Smith+Nephew Medical Education eLearning content is accredited by the RCS (Royal College of Surgeons of England) as part of the centre accreditation. You will receive a certificate of attendance upon full completion of the module.
Exposures in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)