Abstract:[Objective] To compare the mid-term clinical outcomes of anterior stabilized insert versus cruciate retaining insert in primary total knee arthroplasty. [Methods] A retrospective study was conducted on 116 patients (116 knees) who underwent unilateral primary total knee arthroplasty with Vanguard knee prosthesis for knee osteoarthritis from January 2016 to January 2017. According to the preoperative doctor-patient communication, 65 patients received anterior stabilized insert (the AS group), while other 51 patients had cruciate retaining insert used (the CR group). The documents regarding perioperative period, follow-up and images were compared between the two groups. [Results] All patients in both groups had corresponding TKA performed successfully with no statistical significance in perioperative parameters between the two groups (P>0.05). The VAS, HSS, and KSS scores, as well as knee ROM in both groups were significantly improved at the latest follow-up lasted for (7.0±0.1) years in a mean compared with those preoperatively (P<0.05), which were not statistical significant between the two groups at any time points accordingly (P>0.05). In addition. there was no significant difference in FJS scores between the two groups at the last follow-up (P>0.05). Radiographically, the femorotibial angle (FTA), hip knee ankle angle (HKAA), femoral varus-valgus angle (FVVA), femoral sagittal angle (FSA), tibial varus-valgus angle (TVVA), posterior tibial slope angle (PTSA), posterior condylar offset ratio (PCOR) and Insall-Salvati index remained unchanged at the latest follow-up compared with those immediately after surgery (P> 0.05). The AS group had significantly less PTSA than the CR group immediately postoperatively and at the latest follow-up [(2.2±1.5)° vs (6.1±1.4)°, P<0.001; (2.2±1.4)° vs (6.1±1.4)°, P<0.001], despite of the fact that no significant difference in other imaging indicators were noted between the two groups (P>0.05). [Conclusion] The midterm clinical and imaging consequences of AS insert used in primary total knee arthroplasty are good, and not significantly different compared with CR insert. In the clinical setting, the surgeon might choose the inserts flexibly according to the specific situation.