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Effects of Tourniquet Use on Quadriceps Function and Pain in Total Knee Arthroplasty
PURPOSE: A pneumatic tourniquet is commonly used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to improve surgical field visualisation but may result in quadriceps muscle ischaemia. We performed this study to analyse the effect of the tourniquet on recovery following TKA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective ran...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Knee Society
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258487/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25505702 http://dx.doi.org/10.5792/ksrr.2014.26.4.207 |