Non-drainage is better than 4-hour clamping drainage in total knee arthroplasty

Orthopedics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Tai, Ta Wei ^a   Jou, I Ming ^a   Chang, Chih Wei ^a   Lai, Kuo An ^a   Lin, Chii Jeng ^a   Yang, Chyun Yu ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLAMP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND DRESSING;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUSALITY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREVALENCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949289970     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20100129-11     Document Type: Article

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