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Tourniquet use in TKA may cause increased pain
March 2015
Tourniquet use in TKA may cause increased pain
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Effects of tourniquet use on quadriceps function and pain in total knee arthroplasty
Knee Surg Relat Res. 2014 Dec;26(4):207-13.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
20 patients scheduled to undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA) due to osteoarthritis were randomized to either a tourniquet group, which had a tourniquet inflated above the knee during surgery, or a no-tourniquet group, which had the tourniquet placed above the knee during surgery but not inflated. This was done to assess the effect of tourniquet use on recovery following TKA. A visual analog scal...
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