Surgical Exposures Surgery of the Knee

Description: by M. HOHL In: Atlas of Orthopaedic Surgery Volume 3 Lower Extremity 1991
A surgeon should be familiar with several approaches to the knee region since each exposure has advantages and disadvantages. Adequate exposure, a minimum of retraction and intraoperative X-rays are important. Current techniques recommend early mobilization of the knee which means that soft tissue damage should be minimized, muscle splitting avoided wherever possible with accurate, strong repair of all tissues.