Use of closed suction drainage after primary total hip arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled trial

ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to investigate drain use in a controlled population of patients with hip osteoarthritis undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty. Methods: This prospective controlled trial evaluated 93 patients randomized into two groups: a group that received drains and a gr...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Fagotti, Leandro Ejnisman, Helder de Souza Miyahara, Henrique de Melo Campos Gurgel, Alberto Tesconi Croci, Jose Ricardo Negreiros Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162018000200236&lng=en&tlng=en