Is routine splintage following primary total knee replacement necessary? A prospective randomised trial

Knee

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-231

  Horton, T C ^a,b   Jackson, R ^a   Mohan, N ^a,c   Hambidge, J E ^a  

^a KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexion deformity; Splintage; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPLINT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND DRESSING; CONVALESCENCE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPLINTS; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035996653     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(02)00022-4     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Arthroplasty of ankle and knee, Ch 6
2. Blood loss after total knee replacement. Effects of tourniquet release and continuous passive motion