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Effect of knee position after TKA: Superior outcome with mild knee flexion

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September 2013

Effect of knee position after TKA: Superior outcome with mild knee flexion

Vol: 2| Issue: 8| Number:30| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

The effect of knee position on blood loss and range of motion following total knee arthroplasty

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2012 Mar;20(3):594-9. doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1628-4. Epub 2011 Aug 3

Contributing Authors:
B Li Y Wen D Liu L Tian

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110 patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were included in this trial to determine the effects of knee position on blood loss and ROM following primary TKA. Patients were randomized to a flexion group (30 degree knee flexion) or an extension group for the first 72 hours, all patients had their legs elevated 30 degrees at the hip. Over a 6-week follow-up period it was identified that pa...

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