Comparison of Subvastus and Medial Parapatellar Approaches in Total Knee Arthroplasty for Patients Aged Over 75 Years: Implications for Postoperative Rehabilitation and Early Mobilization

16 May 2026 : Clinical Research

Serhat Gürbüz

^{ABE 1*}, Gökhan Pehlivanoğlu^{C 1}, Niyazi İğde

^{D 1}, Ahmet Keskin

^{F 1}, Mustafa Buğra Ayaz

^{CD 1}, Bülent Karslıoğlu^{E 2}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.952375

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e952375

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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study groups.

Parameter	SV group	MP group	P value
Age (years)	82.4	82.6	0.78
sex (% Female)	63	60	0.79
Body mass index (Kg/m)	27.0	26.9	0.91
Preoperative KSS	61.2	60.8	0.85
ASA Score	2.4	2.3	0.66
CCI	3.1	3.0	0.82
6MWT (meters)	220	225	0.74
TUG (seconds)	15.2	15.0	0.88
ASA – American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI – body mass index; CCI – Charlson Comorbidity Index; SD – standard deviation; SV – subvastus; MP –medial parapatellar.

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