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.

AAOS 2015: Investigating tourniquet strategies in total knee arthroplasty

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

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

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

Tourniquet use in TKA may cause increased pain

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

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

Carpal tunnel release: pain lower with silicone ring tourniquet vs pneumatic tourniquet

J Orthop Traumatol. 2013 Jun;14(2):131-5. doi: 10.1007/s10195-012-0223-x. Epub 2013 Jan 30

Surgeons do not benefit from using a tourniquet during arthroscopic surgery of the knee

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013 May;21(5):1125-30. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-2094-3. Epub 2012 Jun 15

Timing of tourniquet release does not affect haemostasis in TKA

J Arthroplasty. 2009 Jun;24(4):539-42. Epub 2008 Apr 11

Tourniquet use during TKA reduces blood loss but increases incidence of minor complication

J Arthroplasty. 2012 Mar;27(3):331-40. Epub 2011 Sep 22

Tourniquet use in ankle fracture fixation has no significant effect on length of hospital stay

J Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Jan;58(1):114-118. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2018.08.023

The efficacy of tourniquet use in ankle trauma surgery

Eur J Med Res. 2013 Dec 10;18:55. doi: 10.1186/2047-783X-18-55

Tourniquet use in TKA increases the risk for complications and early functional impairment

J Orthop Surg Res. 2014 Mar 6;9(1):13. doi: 10.1186/1749-799X-9-13.

Additional anaesthetic not effective in reducing minimal pain from tourniquet use

Foot Ankle Int. 2011 Jun;32(6):595-8. doi: 10.3113/FAI.2011.0595

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

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

TKR: Tourniquet use increases pain and reduces range of motion

Acta Orthop. 2012 Oct;83(5):499-503. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2012.727078. Epub 2012 Sep 14.

TKA: Short duration tourniquet application may increase the need for blood transfusion

ANZ J Surg. 2012 Jun;82(6):428-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06083.x. Epub 2012 May 10

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