Effects of tourniquet use on blood loss and soft-tissue damage in total knee arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2209-2215

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

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LEG PAIN; LIMB SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET;

EID: 84871492532     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00813     Document Type: Article

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