Safe tourniquet use: A review of the evidence

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 310-319

  Fitzgibbons, Peter G ^a   Di Giovanni, Christopher ^b   Hares, Sayed ^b   Akelman, Edward ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INJURY; METABOLIC DISORDER; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRESSURE; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TOURNIQUET; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PRESSURE; TIME FACTORS; TOURNIQUETS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84861961346     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-20-05-310     Document Type: Review

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