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Use of a tourniquet is not associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism after fast-track total knee arthroplasty: a prospective multicenter cohort study of 16,250 procedures

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious postoperative complication after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Use of a tourniquet has shown conflicting results for risk of VTE after TKA. We aimed to investigate the associated risk of VTE after TKA using tourniquet in a fast-track...

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Autores principales: PETERSEN, Pelle Baggesgaard, MIKKELSEN, Mette, JØRGENSEN, Christoffer Calov, KAPPEL, Andreas, TROELSEN, Anders, KEHLET, Henrik, GROMOV, Kirill
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medical Journals Sweden, on behalf of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10327675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37417882
http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2023.13793