Time to reconsider the routine use of tourniquets in total knee arthroplasty surgery
The Bone & Joint Journal2021Vol. 103-B(5), pp. 830–839
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Imran Ahmed, Amit Chawla, Martin Underwood, Andrew Price, Andrew Metcalfe, Charles Hutchinson, Jane Warwick, Kate Seers, Helen Parsons, Peter Wall
Abstract
TKA with a tourniquet is associated with an increased risk of SAEs, pain, and a marginally longer hospital stay. The only finding in favour of tourniquet use was a shorter time in theatre. The results make it difficult to justify the routine use of a tourniquet in TKA surgery. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2021;103-B(5):830-839.
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