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No difference in knee-extension strength between tourniquet and no tourniquet for TKA

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May 2015

No difference in knee-extension strength between tourniquet and no tourniquet for TKA

Vol: 4| Issue: 5| Number:39| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Tourniquet versus no tourniquet on knee-extension strength early after fast-track total knee arthroplasty; a randomized controlled trial.

Knee. 2015 Mar;22(2):126-30.

Contributing Authors:
A Harsten T Bandholm H Kehlet S Toksvig-Larsen

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Synopsis

64 patients with osteoarthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to undergo the procedure with or without the use of a thigh tourniquet. The purpose of the study was to examine whether no tourniquet use had a significant effect on knee-extension strength when compared to tourniquet use. Pain, swelling, nausea, length of stay, and intraoperative bleeding were also assessed. ...

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