Knee flexion with tourniquet deflated may be optimal for wound closure in TKA

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2016 Dec;136(12):1773-1780

Limited time tourniquet use improves postoperative recovery, complication rate after TKA

Knee. 2014 Dec;21(6):1263-8.

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

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

Tourniquet use in TKA may cause increased pain

Knee Surg Relat Res. 2014 Dec;26(4):207-13.

Comparison of tibial fixation quality in cemented TKA with and without a tourniquet

J Arthroplasty. 2015 Dec;30(12):2128-32

TKA: Tourniquet more beneficial when inflation begins at time of osteotomy versus incision

Int Orthop. 2014 Feb;38(2):355-9. doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-2177-x. Epub 2013 Nov 21.

TKA: No effect of fibrin sealant on reducing blood loss and functional recovery

Acta Orthop. 2013 Apr;84(2):153-8. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2013.769082. Epub 2013 Jan 25

No effect of topical fibrinogen spray on blood loss and transfusion in TKA

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Jan;472(1):272-6. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3036-1

Tourniquet offers no benefit in intraoperative performance for ACL reconstruction

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2016 Sep;24(9):2948-52

Similar outcome whether tourniquet was used throughout TKA or during cementation only

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Jan;472(1):169-74. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3124-2.

AAOS 2023: Limiting Tourniquet Use During Total Knee Arthroplasty

Rehabilitation after arthroscopic meniscectomy not affected by tourniquet

Arthroscopy. 2012 Dec;28(12):1812-8. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2012.06.017. Epub 2012 Oct 22

Similar operative and clinical outcomes with or without a tourniquet in ACL reconstruction

J Orthop Sci. 2013 Jul;18(4):586-91. doi: 10.1007/s00776-013-0405-2. Epub 2013 May 18

TKA: best outcome with tourniquet inflation before incision & deflation when cement harden

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013 Dec;21(12):2790-9. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-2221-1. Epub 2012 Sep 28

TKA without tourniquet application improves the speed of functional recovery

Acta Orthop. 2014 Aug;85(4):422-6. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2014.931197. Epub 2014 Jun 23.

LA more beneficial than regional anesthesia in endoscopic carpal tunnel release

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2013 Jun;38(5):481-4. doi: 10.1177/1753193412453664. Epub 2012 Jul 3

VAS pain at 24 hours favours tourniquet, TUG test at 3 months favours no tourniquet in TKA

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Apr;27(4):1035-1042

Limited/no tourniquet use beneficial for quadriceps strength vs tourniquet in TKA

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Jan;474(1):69-77

AAOS 2015: No difference between intra-articular & intravenous TXA administration in TKA

Esmarch bandage leads to quicker return to baseline venous outflow levels after TKA

Knee. 2012 Jun;19(3):213-7. Epub 2011 Apr 7