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

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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Main Authors: Pelle Baggesgaard Petersen, Mette Mikkelsen, Christoffer Calov Jørgensen, Andreas Kappel, Anders Troelsen, Henrik Kehlet, Kirill Gromov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2023-07-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Subjects:
Arthroplasty
fast-track
Knee
tourniquet
Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/13793

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