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Tourniquet use associated with significant increase in early thigh pain post-bilateral TKR

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September 2015

Tourniquet use associated with significant increase in early thigh pain post-bilateral TKR

Vol: 4| Issue: 9| Number:23| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Evaluation of pain in bilateral total knee replacement with and without tourniquet; a prospective randomized control trial

J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2015 Jun;6(2):85-8.

Contributing Authors:
N Kumar Yadav S Singh A Kumar A Vaithlingam S Yadav

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30 patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral primary total knee replacement (TKR) were randomized to have a tourniquet used for one leg, and no tourniquet use on the other. The purpose of this study was to compare thigh pain between the two legs over the first 6 weeks postoperatively. Pain was assessed using a visual analog scale. The results demonstrated significantly higher thigh pain on postop...

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