Blood Loss in Primary Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty with Limited Tourniquet Application: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tourniquet application in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has many benefits and may have a role in the incidence of perioperative complications. Our aims were to examine the safety of applying a tourniquet for a limited amount of time during primary unilateral TKA (specifically, during cementation and final component fixation only) and to compare perioperative complications between the limited-application group and the full-application group.

Methods

We conducted a randomized controlled study of 62 patients undergoing primary unilateral TKA. Patients were randomly allocated to either the limited or full tourniquet application. The follow-up period was 6 months. We evaluated intraoperative, postoperative, total, and hidden blood loss as the primary outcome measures a

SUBMITTER: Diri D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10697626 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature