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

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

AAOS 2015: Investigating tourniquet strategies in total knee arthroplasty

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

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

Intravenous TXA prior to tourniquet inflation more efficacious compared to later timepoints

J Arthroplasty. 2017 Jan;32(1):33-36

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Tourniquet offers no benefit in intraoperative performance for ACL reconstruction

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

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

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

Tourniquet TKA reduces intraoperative but not total blood loss

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2014 Aug;24(6):973-86. doi: 10.1007/s00590-013-1278-y. Epub 2013 Jul 11.