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The mid-term and long-term effects of tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty: systematic review.

Wardah RafaqatSudhesh KumarTashfeen AhmadZul QarnainKhalid Saeed KhanRiaz Hussain Lakdawala
Published in: Journal of experimental orthopaedics (2022)
Although few studies indicated benefits of tourniquet use in mid-term pain, limb inflammation, implant loosening and function, and long-term implant loosening, the majority of studies report no significant advantage of tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty.
Keyphrases
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • systematic review
  • total hip
  • case control
  • chronic pain
  • soft tissue
  • oxidative stress
  • meta analyses
  • pain management