The use of postoperative suction drainage in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 653-658

  Quinn, Mark ^a   Bowe, Andrea ^a   Galvin, Rose ^b   Dawson, Peter ^a   O’Byrne, John ^a  

^a CAPPAGH NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Drainage; Drains; Knee arthroplasty; Knee replacement; Suction

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CONVALESCENCE; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCEDURES; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84939887516     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-014-2455-2     Document Type: Review

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