Primary total knee replacement without drain: A good and safe practice to inculcate

Primary total knee replacement without drain: A good and safe practice to inculcate

BACKGROUND: The use of drain in primary total knee replacement (TKR) started with the belief that it prevents hematoma formation and infection. The fear of infection made this practice an essential step that enjoyed a long journey. However, in recent years, majority of evidence-based studies have no...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sunil Kumar Thakur, Suresh Kumar Choudhary, Mukesh Kumar, Ravishekar N Hiremath, K P Jaidev, Rohini VK, Monika Sharma, Sisir Kumar Raut, Hardewa Ram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU
Subjects:
complications
hematoma
infection
no drain
primary total knee replacement
tourniquet
tranexamic acid
Online Access:http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2023;volume=16;issue=1;spage=147;epage=152;aulast=Thakur

Internet

http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2023;volume=16;issue=1;spage=147;epage=152;aulast=Thakur

Similar Items