Efficacy of postoperative drainage in total knee arthroplasty: Review of the literature

Postoperative drainage after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an established routine procedure for orthopedic surgeries, and is considered a useful practice in postoperative, but the use of drainage is controversial. Our study aims to clarify this aspect of knee prosthetic surgery. A systematic rev...

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Main Authors: Mattia Basilico, Raffaele Vitiello, Francesco Liuzza, Felice Minutillo, Pasquale Ruberto, Maria Rosaria Matrangolo, Osvaldo Palmacci, Giulio Maccauro, Giuseppe Malerba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
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Online Access:https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/8663