Effects of tourniquet use on quadriceps function and pain in total knee arthroplasty

Knee Surgery and Related Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 207-213

  Liu, David ^a   Graham, David ^b   Gillies, Kim ^c   Gillies, R Mark ^d  

^a John Flynn Private Hospital   (Australia)

^b Gold Coast Water   (Australia)

^c Clinical Data Solutions   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Knee; Pain; Quadriceps; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937250656     PISSN: 22340726     EISSN: 22342451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5792/ksrr.2014.26.4.207     Document Type: Article

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