Measurement of joint effusion and haematoma formation by ultrasound in assessing the effectiveness of drains after total knee replacement: A prospective randomised study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-55

  Omonbude, D ^a,b   El Masry, M A ^a   O'Connor, P J ^a   Grainger, A J ^a   Allgar, V L ^a,c   Calder, S J ^a  

^a CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; EXUDATE; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DRAINAGE; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 75649121861     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B1.22121     Document Type: Article

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