Time to reconsider the routine use of tourniquets in total knee arthroplasty surgery.

Imran AhmedAmit ChawlaMartin UnderwoodAndrew J PriceAndrew MetcalfeCharles E HutchinsonJane WarwickKate SeersHelen ParsonsPeter David Henry Wall

Published in: The bone & joint journal (2021)

TKA with a tourniquet is associated with an increased risk of SAEs, pain, and a marginally longer hospital stay. The only finding in favour of tourniquet use was a shorter time in theatre. The results make it difficult to justify the routine use of a tourniquet in TKA surgery. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2021;103-B(5):830-839.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
minimally invasive
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total hip
clinical practice
chronic pain
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percutaneous coronary intervention
body composition