01/16/2026
Hello All,
Despite the overwhelming support and feedback from Jiffy Knee patients and Jiffy Knee surgeons, there are still many with questions and concerns. This is not to be unexpected, and should be welcomed as we all strive to do the best that we can to improve the lives of our patients. I would like to briefly sum up my experience with Jiffy Knee since 2024.
Prior to 2024, I used a quad splitting, medial parapatellar approach. This is considered by most to be the “traditional” approach for total knee arthroplasty. After thousands of surgeries, I found it to be a reproducible approach with patient outcomes consistent with the literature. I had recently switched from a lateral approach for total hip arthroplasty to a direct anterior approach, and had seen the improved recovery and overall outcomes for the patients for this approach, in my hands. When I came across the Jiffy Knee, I thought it was worth investigating to see if it would provide a similar benefit to my patients.
After adopting the approach and utilizing it on all patients for several years, I can unequivocally come to these conclusions. In my hands, this approach consistently speeds up the recovery of
the majority of patients who undergo TKA. While others may get the same results with their approaches, my concern was and is improving the outcomes of the patients that trusted me with their surgery. I have personally not seen an increase in complications or any drawback to the approach.
Over the past two years, I have had the opportunity to use the Jiffy approach on my own patients who have had a traditional approach on the opposite side. These patients are the best judges in my opinion, because they have full realization of the experience and challenges of a recovery from a knee replacement. They almost universally speak to the benefits to the Jiffy approach including, faster recovery, less (I didn’t say no)pain, and an overall easier experience. And while many will point to these as only “anecdotes”, I’ll take happy, functional, anecdotes all day long.
The excitement from the results behind the Jiffy knee cannot be manufactured. These aren't numbers, they are actual people. My patients are friends, family members, coworkers, and church
members of those that have already experienced the benefits of the Jiffy approach for themselves. They choose to refer those they care about because of their outcome, not for any other
reason. In my hands, at our facility, using the techniques I have been taught by the giants that came before me, we can improve this experience for the majority. It is not magic. It is evolution. I
owe it to my patients to evolve.
Jiffy patients are excited. They post their results on social media. They interact with one another. They support one another. The community has been something I did not expect, but something
that has truly impressed me. Parental medicine is a thing of the past. Patients crave information and want to participate in their care. They want to engage and understand what they are signing up for. It is our job to teach, explain and guide through the recovery. The Jiffy community is an advocate for patients that helps in this goal.
In the end, I care about patients and their outcomes. I evolve to try to give my patients the best possible outcome for them in their situation. That is why I converted to the Jiffy approach, because it works, not because it is the only way to achieve a successful outcome in knee arthroplasty. It is how I would want my total knee done if I needed one. The science will come, I’m confident in that. The results are already here. Just ask the patients!
Clayton Strong, MD FAAOS, FAAHKS
