The effect of tourniquet release timing on perioperative blood loss in simultaneous bilateral cemented total knee arthroplasty: A prospective randomized study

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-92

  Thorey, Fritz ^a   Stukenborg Colsman, Christina ^a   Windhagen, Henning ^a   Wirth, Carl Joachim ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Cemented TKA; Perioperative blood loss; Tourniquet release

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; NADROPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 47849124304     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2008-16202     Document Type: Article

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