Not familiar with local orthopedists, but....
Smaller incision means less exposure within the joint itself. So that must mean different hardware is implanted.
"No muscle or tendon cutting" equals less pain, shorter rehab. Sounds good but there must be a trade off some where. So basically I would want answers to two questions:
1) why doesn't everyone do the procedure this way???
2) how is the "new" joint going to look 5 to 10 years out??? I.e. How long does it hold up before further work???
I'm not trying to be critical, but it would really like to know the answers to my questions.
PS I am a retired anesthesiologist.
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