Tourniquet versus no tourniquet on knee-extension strength early after fast-track total knee arthroplasty; a randomized controlled trial

Knee

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 126-130

  Harsten, Andreas ^a   Bandholm, Thomas ^b,c,d   Kehlet, Henrik ^a,c   Toksvig Larsen, Sören ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Copenhagen (PMR C)   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d Lundbeck Centre for Fast track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complication; Quadriceps muscle function; Total knee arthroplasty; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE EXTENSION STRENGTH; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PERIARTICULAR SWELLING; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET; VERY ELDERLY; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CONVALESCENCE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TOURNIQUETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924664281     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2014.12.010     Document Type: Article

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