The document discusses surgical approaches to the knee joint. It focuses on the knee medial parapatellar approach, which provides exposure to the anterior aspect of the knee and is used for total knee arthroplasty, synovectomy, open medial menisectomy, removal of loose bodies, ligamentous reconstructions, patellectomy, and I&D (incision and drainage) of the knee.

1. SURGICAL APPROACHES TO THE KNEE
JOINT
Dr. Ashwani Jangir
resident
Orthopaedics

2. Knee Medial Parapatellar Approach
• Approach provides exposure to most structures of the
anterior aspect of knee
• Indications
• total knee arthroplasty
• synovectomy
• open medial menisectomy
• open removal of loose bodies
• open ligamentous reconstructions
• patellectomy
• I&D of knee