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Intra-articular or sub cutaneous vacuum drainage for Total Knee Arthroplasty?

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August 2013

Intra-articular or sub cutaneous vacuum drainage for Total Knee Arthroplasty?

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:357| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Subcutaneous versus intraarticular indwelling closed suction drainage after TKA: A randomized controlled trial

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Aug;468(8):2168-76. Epub 2010 Feb 2

Contributing Authors:
ES Seo SW Yoon IJ Koh CB Chang TK Kim

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111 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, scheduled for Total Knee Replacement, were randomized to have an indwelling intra-articular drain or a subcutaneous drain, placed at the end of TKR procedure. The subcutaneous drain was found to have comparable outcomes to the intra-articular drain; hence, the subcutaneous indwelling closed-suction drainage could be used as a safe and functional a...

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