Association of Use of Tourniquets During Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Elderly Patients With Post-operative Pain and Return to Function

Association of Use of Tourniquets During Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Elderly Patients With Post-operative Pain and Return to Function

ObjectiveDuring total knee arthroplasty (TKA), tourniquet may negatively impact post-operative functional recovery. This study aimed at investigating the effects of tourniquet on pain and return to function.MethodsPubmed, Embase, and Cochrane Library were comprehensively searched for randomized cont...

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Main Authors: Jian Zhao, Xin Dong, Ziru Zhang, Quanyou Gao, Yunfei Zhang, Junlei Song, Shun Niu, Tian Li, Jiying Chen, Fei-Long Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
total knee arthroplasty
tourniquet
function
pain
elder
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.825408/full

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