
Zimmer MIS Multi-Reference 4-in-1 Femoral Instrumentation Surgical Technique
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MIS Subvastus Approach
The subvastus medial arthrotomy
has been slightly modified to optimize
minimally invasive surgery. It provides
excellent exposure for TKA while
preserving all four attachments of
the quadriceps to the patella. This
approach does not require patellar
eversion, minimizes disruption of the
suprapatellar pouch, and facilitates
rapid and reliable closure of the
knee joint.
Dissect the subcutaneous tissue down
to but not through the fascia that
overlies the vastus medialis muscle.
Identify the inferior border of the vastus
medialis muscle, and incise the fascia
at approximately 5cm to 8cm medial
to the patellar border (Fig. 3) to allow
a finger to slide under the muscle belly
but on top of the underlying synovial
lining of the knee joint. Use the finger
to pull the vastus medialis obliquis
muscle superiorly and maintain slight
tension on the muscle.
Use electrocautery to free the vastus
medialis from its confluence with the
medial retinaculum, leaving a small
cuff of myofascial tissue attached to the
inferior border of the vastus medialis.
The tendonous portion of the vastus
medialis extends distally to insert
at the midpole of the medial border
of the patella. Be careful to preserve
that portion of the tendon to protect
the vastus medialis muscle during
subsequent steps. An incision along
the inferior border of the vastus
medialis to the superior pole of the
patella will result in a tear, split, or
maceration of the muscle by retractors.
Incise the underlying synovium in a
slightly more proximal position than
is typical with a standard subvastus
approach. This will allow a two-layer
closure of the joint. The deep layer will
be the synovium, while the superficial
layer will be the medial retinaculum
and the myofascial sleeve of tissue that
has been left attached to the inferior
border of the vastus medialis.
Carry the synovial incision to the
medial border of the patella. Then turn
directly inferiorly to follow the medial
border of the patellar tendon to the
proximal portion of the tibia. Elevate
the medial soft tissue sleeve along the
proximal tibia in a standard fashion.
Place a bent-Hohmann retractor in
the lateral gutter and lever it against
the robust edge of the tendon that
has been preserved just medial and
superior to the patella. Retract the
patella and extensor mechanism
into the lateral gutter. If necessary,
mobilize the vastus medialis either
from its underlying attachment to the
synovium and adductor canal, or at its
superior surface when there are firm
attachments of the overlying fascia to
the subcutaneous tissues and skin.
Depending on surgeon preference, the
fat pad can be excised or preserved.
Flex the knee. The patella will stay
retracted in the lateral gutter behind
the bent-Hohmann retractor, and the
quadriceps tendon and vastus medialis
will lie over the distal anterior portion
of the femur. To improve visualization
of the distal anterior portion of the
femur, place a thin knee retractor along
the anterior femur and gently lift the
extensor mechanism during critical
steps of the procedure. Alternatively,
bring the knee into varying degrees of
extension to improve visualization by
decreasing the tension on the extensor
mechanism.
Fig. 3
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