Low tourniquet pressure provides similar efficacy and safety to standard tourniquet pressure in TKA

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Jun 4;20(1):275. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2636-7

Tourniquet pressure of 100mmHg above systolic blood pressure is sufficient for TKA

J Arthroplasty. 2005 Apr;20(3):325-30

AAOS 2015: Investigating tourniquet strategies in total knee arthroplasty

AAOS 2016: Lower tourniquet pressure improves postoperative pain and narcotic use in ACLR

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

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

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

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 between upper arm & forearm tourniquets in open carpal tunnel decompression

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2015 Nov;40(9):961-5.

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.

AAOS 2016: Evaluation of the role of tourniquets in total knee arthroplasty

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.

Tourniquet use increases tibial cement mantle thickness, pain, and blood loss in TKA

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2016 Jan;24(1):96-101

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.

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

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

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

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

Low-pressure CO2 insufflation appears safe and effective for arthroscopic ACLR

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Jul;22(7):1483-90