Use of a tourniquet is not associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism after fast-track total knee arthroplasty: a prospective multicenter cohort study of 16,250 procedures
Background and purpose: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious postoperative complication after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Use of a tourniquet has shown conflicting results for risk of VTE after TKA. We aimed to investigate the associated risk of VTE after TKA using tourniquet in a fast-trac...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Medical Journals Sweden
2023-07-01
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Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
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Online Access: | https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/13793 |