
Arthroplasty
AAOS2018: Tourniquet versus tourniquetless total knee arthroplasty
19 trials were included in this meta-analysis comparing blood loss measures and complication rate between tourniquet use and no tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty. For blood loss, intraoperative blood loss volume was significantly lower among tourniquet groups, though no significant differences between tourniquet and no tourniquet groups were observed in analyses of total blood loss and calculated blood loss. The incidence of wound complications was also significantly greater among tourniquet groups compared to no tourniquet groups.
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