Tourniquet application in primary total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to identify the influence of a tourniquet on the blood loss, transfusion requirement, swelling, pain, knee function, range of motion (ROM), operation time, bone cement mantle thickness, and complications in patients operated with total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods

Two authors independently retrieved PubMed, Embase, and CENTRAL to identify eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effectiveness of a tourniquet in TKA. Fixed- (I ²< 50%) or random-effects (I ²> 50%) models were selected to perform meta-analysis according to the value of I ². Mean difference (MD) and risk ratio were selected as the effect sizes for continuous and dichotomous variables, respectively.<

SUBMITTER: Han J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9852050 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature