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Arthroplasty
Size of joint hematoma in ultrasonography is good predictor for pain and wound exudation in patients after hip and knee replacement, drain vs. no-drain - prospective randomized trial

Hand & Wrist
Postoperative swelling after elbow surgery: influence of a negative pressure application in comparison to manual lymphatic drainage-a randomized controlled trial.
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 01-Oct;():. 10.1007/s00402-023-04954-3

Spine
Does the number of drain tubes influence the formation of postoperative spinal epidural hematoma following biportal endoscopic unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression (BE-ULBD) in patients with two-level adjacent lumbar spinal stenosis? a prospe
J Orthop Surg Res. 2025 01-Jun;():. 10.1186/s13018-025-06042-1

Arthroplasty
Non-drainage Offers Faster Proprioceptive and Functional Recovery, and More Clinical Benefits for Patients following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared to Drainage.
Z Orthop Unfall. 2024 01-Aug;():. 10.1055/a-2050-7498

Spine
Evaluation of postoperative drainage necessity in posterior atlantoaxial fixation via intermuscular approach for odontoid fracture.
Sci Rep. 2025 01-Jan;():. 10.1038/s41598-024-84638-z

Arthroplasty
Effects of manual lymphatic drainage on total knee replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2024 01-Jan;():. 10.1186/s12891-023-07153-8

Trauma
Are drains associated with infection after operative fixation of high-risk tibial plateau and pilon fractures?

Trauma
Effect of individualized comfortable nursing on prognosis of vacuum sealing drainage in patients with orthopedic trauma.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 01-Feb;():. 10.1097/MD.0000000000032903

Arthroplasty
Suction drainage in total knee replacement does not influence early functional outcomes or blood loss: a randomized control trial.
Arthroplasty. 2023 01-Feb;():. 10.1186/s42836-022-00158-z

Peri-Operative
A Randomized Study on the Prophylactic Use of Acetaminophen to Prevent Fever after the Removal of Drainage Tubes for Lumbar Surgery.
Orthop Surg. 2023 01-Feb;():. 10.1111/os.13594

Arthroplasty
The effect of local injection of tranexamic acid into peri-articular tissue versus drain clamping in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 01-Feb;():. 10.1186/s12891-022-05058-6

Peri-Operative
Evaluation of the potential complications of surgical wound drainage in primary total hip arthroplasty: a prospective controlled double-blind study.
Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy. ;():. 10.1177/1120700020941749

Arthroplasty
Indwelling urinary catheterization was unnecessary in non-drainage total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg .. 2021 01-Mar;():. 10.1007/s00402-020-03677-z

General Orthopaedics
Simple Wound Irrigation in the Postoperative Treatment for Surgically Drained Spontaneous Soft Tissue Abscesses: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial.
World J Surg. 2020 01-Dec;():. 10.1007/s00268-020-05738-1

Arthroplasty
Role of Suction Drain after Knee Arthroplasty in the Tranexamic Acid Era: A Randomized Controlled Study
Clin Orthop Surg. 2019 Mar;11(1):73-81.

Shoulder & Elbow

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Short-term outcomes associated with drain use in shoulder arthroplasties: a prospective, randomized controlled trial
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Feb;28(2):205-211

Arthroplasty
The Use of Closed Suction Drain Does Not Influence Strength or Function in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Arthroplasty
Closed Suction Drainage after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Trial
J Knee Surg. 2018 Sep;31(8):804-810. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1615297

Arthroplasty
Topical use of topical fibrin sealant can reduce the need for transfusion, total blood loss and the volume of drainage in total knee and hip arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 1489 patients
Int J Surg. 2016 Dec;36(Pt A):127-137

Arthroplasty
Intravenous versus Intraarticular Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty with No Postoperative Suction Drains: A Randomized Controlled Trial