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Convened under the auspicious of esteemed endorsers - ISTA

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Ilhan Alcelik - West Cumberland Hospital - Whitehaven, United Kingdom*Mohamed Sukeik - University College London Hospital - London, United KingdomRaymond Pollock - West Cumberland Hospital - West Cumberland, United KingdomAnand Misra - West Cumberland Hospital - Whitehaven, United KingdomAshraf Naguib - West Cumberland Hospital - Whitehaven, United KingdomPeter Fismer - West Cumberland Hospital - Whitehaven, United Kingdom*Email: msukeik@hotmail.comProponents <strong>of</strong> a mid-vastus (MV) approach for primary total knee arthroplasties (TKA) stressits importance in preserving function <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> extensor mechanism with earlier rehabilitation anddecreased prevalence <strong>of</strong> lateral release.We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis <strong>of</strong> randomised and quasi-randomisedtrials comparing <strong>the</strong> standard median parapatellar (PP) and MV approaches in primary TKA tosubstantiate <strong>the</strong> validity and relevance <strong>of</strong> this contention.Methodological features were rated independently by two reviewers. We included 15 studiesinvolving 1129 patients with mean age and standard deviation <strong>of</strong> 69.4±12.75 for <strong>the</strong> MV and68.6±11 for <strong>the</strong> PP groups. Using a MV approach led to significant increase in flexion at 1 and12 weeks postoperatively (mean difference (MD) 9.90 (95% confidence interval (CI) 7.94 to11.86, P

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