
Foot & Ankle
Tourniquet use in ankle fracture fixation has no significant effect on length of hospital stay
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Jan;58(1):114-118. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2018.08.023188 patients with an ankle fracture requiring fixation were randomized to surgery with or without the application of a tourniquet. The primary purpose of the study was to determine if there was a significant difference in the length of hospital stay between groups. Results demonstrated no significant difference between the tourniquet and non-tourniquet group in hospital length of stay. Operative time and intraoperative complication rate were also similar between groups.
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