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Is cement penetration in TKR reduced by not using a tourniquet during cementation? A single blinded, randomized trial
Citation
Vertullo, CJ and Manickaraj, N, Is cement penetration in TKR reduced by not using a tourniquet during cementation? A single blinded, randomized trial, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 25, (1) pp. 1-7. ISSN 2309-4990 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2017 Sage
DOI: doi:10.1177/2309499016684323
Abstract
Despite suggestions that tourniquet inflation during total knee replacement reduces bleeding and hence improves cement penetration, no studies exist supporting this widely held belief. In this single-blinded, single-surgeon, randomized controlled trial, the tourniquet inflation during cementation group (n = 20) did not have greater tibial cement penetration compared to a no tourniquet group (n = 20). No statistically significant differences in semiautomatic digitally measured average and central radiographic tibial plateau penetration values were observed between the two groups (p = 0.93; p = 0.84). Tourniquet inflation during cementation does not appear to improve tibial cementation penetration.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | TKR, cement penetration, tourniquet, penetration, total knee arthroplasty, total knee replacement |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Clinical sciences |
Research Field: | Orthopaedics |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Treatment of human diseases and conditions |
UTAS Author: | Manickaraj, N (Dr Nagarajan Manickaraj) |
ID Code: | 148372 |
Year Published: | 2017 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 14 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2022-01-04 |
Last Modified: | 2022-04-20 |
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