Arthroplasty
Tourniquet use associated with significant increase in early thigh pain post-bilateral TKR
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J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2015 Jun;6(2):85-8.
30 patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral primary total knee replacement (TKR) were randomized to have a tourniquet used for one leg, and no tourniquet use on the other. The purpose of this study was to compare thigh pain between the two legs over the first 6 weeks postoperatively. Pain was assessed using a visual analog scale. The results demonstrated significantly higher thigh pain on postoperative days 1, 2, and 3 for legs on which a tourniquet was applied. No significant difference in pain was noted at 2 and 6 weeks postoperatively.
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