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Tourniquet offers no benefit in intraoperative performance for ACL reconstruction
January 2017
Tourniquet offers no benefit in intraoperative performance for ACL reconstruction
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; is a tourniquet necessary? A randomized controlled trial
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2016 Sep;24(9):2948-52Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
84 patients undergoing arthroscopic ACL reconstruction were included in this trial to evaluate the effect of tourniquets in ACL reconstruction. Patients were randomized to undergo the procedure without a tourniquet or with a tourniquet inflated to 350mmHg. The outcomes of interest included operative time, arthroscopic visibility during the procedure, pain, hemarthrosis, thigh circumference, and mu...
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