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Protocol for a single-centre, parallel-arm, double-blind randomised trial evaluating the effects of tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty on intra-operative and post-operative outcomes

BACKGROUND: Tourniquet use during total knee replacement is common, yet uncertainty exists regarding its benefits and harms. The primary aim of the current study is to investigate whether tourniquet use during total knee replacement leads to greater reduction in quadriceps strength than non-tourniqu...

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Autores principales: Page, Richard S., Williams, Simon, Selvaratnam, Avanthi, Waring, Shaun, Conroy, Myles, Thomson, Andrew, Beattie, Sally, Ganeshalingam, Rekha, Gill, Stephen D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6284289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30522462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2352-8