The lateral subvastus approach to total knee arthroplasty spares the quadriceps. Intraoperative visualization is optimized ... read more ↘ without compromising the surrounding soft tissues. Fascia on the lateral side of the knee are limited therefore osteotomizing the Gerdy's tubercle provides a bone fragment that is used to pass a suture through and fortify the wound closure. An MCL retractor is used to protect the MCL when approaching tibial cuts from the lateral side. ↖ read less
