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Originally Posted by coffeebean
Last I heard from folks on this forum, Dr. James Duke does not perform the quad muscle (side entry) procedure for the TKR. Has he begun to perform that procedure at this time?
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I specifically asked Dr. Duke whether he does quad-sparing, and his answer was yes. I don’t believe anybody cuts the quadriceps tendon anymore. Reference Win1894’s informative post(#38): “
Virtually all total knee systems today are placed using tissue sparing surgical approaches.”
My scar is down the center of the knee, about two inches barely noticeable. The most important thing is that the device is the right size and in the right position, not whether you are "back" in 6 days, or 6 weeks or 6 months. I don't believe you can call Dr. Duke's procedure, "side entry," but I could be wrong.