Comparison of lower limb lifting and squeeze exsanguination before tourniquet inflation during total knee arthroplasty

Abstract Background During total knee arthroplasty(TKA), tourniquet is widely used by most surgeons whereas the optimal application is still controversial. With this prospective randomized controlled study, we intend to investigate the effect of lower limb lifting and squeeze exsanguination methods...

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Main Authors: Meng Zhang, Gang Liu, Zexue Zhao, Pengfei Wu, Weidong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
TKA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2406-6