Effects of knee flexion following knee arthroplasty on postoperative blood loss: A study on 50 patients

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 86-91

  Sharma, S ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Knee arthroplasty; Postoperative flexion; Transfusion rate

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4544283095     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-004-0049-2     Document Type: Article

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