Tourniquet Use Is Associated With Reduced Blood Loss and Fewer Reoperations in Aseptic Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Published in: The Journal of arthroplasty Vol. 37; no. 8; pp. S947 - S953
• Main Authors: Singh, Vivek, Robin, Joseph X., Fiedler, Benjamin, Rozell, Joshua C., Schwarzkopf, Ran, Aggarwal, Vinay K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2022
• Subjects: aseptic; outcomes; revision; total knee arthroplasty; tourniquet; total knee arthroplasty; tourniquet; aseptic; outcomes; revision

Although tourniquet use in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been widely studied, the outcomes associated with tourniquet use in revision TKA (rTKA) remains relatively unexplored. This study investigates surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction in association with tourniquet use during ase...