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Blood Loss Assessment in the Limited Application of Tourniquet During Primary Unilateral TKA: a Randomized Controlled Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty with limited application of tourniquet and primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty with full application of tourniquet for Arthritis Knee and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 62 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Tourniquet application in total knee arthroplasty has many benefits and might have a role in the incidence of peri-operative complications the aim of this research: is to look into the effectiveness of the limited application of tourniquet during primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty and compare the perioperative complications with the standard full-time application.
Study Details
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Interventions
the tourniquet will be applicated around the proximal thigh in all patients before the incision, all patients will undergo primary unilateral TKA by the same surgeon using the medial para-patellar approach, and the prostheses used in all patients will be cruciate scarifying cemented DePuy Synthes PFC Sigma without resurfacing of the patella, intramedullary guides will be used for the femoral and tibial cuts as seen appropriate by the surgeon, however, the application time of the tourniquet during surgery will be as the allocation of each patient imply.
the tourniquet will be applicated around the proximal thigh in all patients before the incision, all patients will undergo primary unilateral TKA by the same surgeon using the medial para-patellar approach, and the prostheses used in all patients will be