Inclusion Criteria:  Listed for a primary total knee replacement (TKR) at the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Department Medical University of Warsaw Indication for the TKR is primary osteoarthritis of the knee joint involving one or more compartments Aged 18 or over Patient willing to provide full informed consent to the trial  Exclusion Criteria:  Listed for a single-stage bilateral TKR procedure Severe symptoms in the contralateral knee so as to require staged bilateral knee replacements within 6 months of the primary procedure Fixed flexion deformity of 15 degrees or greater who will require excessive resection of the distal femur Clinically assessed uncorrectable varus/valgus deformity of 15 degrees or greater Any co-morbidity which, in the opinion of the investigator, is severe enough to present an unacceptable risk to the patient's safety Inflammatory arthritis Previous septic arthritis in the affected knee joint Previous surgery to the collateral ligaments of the affected knee Patients on warfarin or novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) Will not be resident in the catchment area for at least 6 months post-surgery Undertaking the surgery as a private patient Patients who, in the opinion of the clinical staff, do not have capacity to consent Patients who are pregnant Unable to understand written and spoken Polish