Open posterior capsular release with an osteotome in total knee arthroplasty does not place important neurovascular structures at risk.
Zachariah PinterRucker StaggersSung LeeShelby BergstresserAshish ShahSameer Mahadeorao NaranjePublished in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA (2019)
This study suggests that posterior capsular release can be performed safely with this technique.