The effects of using a tourniquet in total knee arthroplasty: A study of 77 patients

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 137-142

  Burg, Alon ^a   Dudkiewicz, Israel ^a   Heller, Snir ^a   Salai, Moshe ^a   Velkes, Stiven ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Complications; Total knee arthroplasty; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELLULITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMARTHROSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 76449108978     PISSN: 02189577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218957709002286     Document Type: Article

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