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AAOS2018: Tourniquet versus tourniquetless total knee arthroplasty
October 2018
AAOS2018: Tourniquet versus tourniquetless total knee arthroplasty
Study Type:Meta-analysis/Systematic Review
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Are Tourniquets Indicated in Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
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Synopsis
19 trials were included in this meta-analysis comparing blood loss measures and complication rate between tourniquet use and no tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty. For blood loss, intraoperative blood loss volume was significantly lower among tourniquet groups, though no significant differences between tourniquet and no tourniquet groups were observed in analyses of total blood loss and cal...
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