The use of tourniquet during total knee replacement in patients with and without popliteal artery calcification

ABSTRACT Objective: Identify the clinical and surgical complications associated with the use of a tourniquet in total knee arthroplasty in patients with or without calcification of the popliteal artery. Methods: The study was performed retrospectively, analyzing 58 patients with calcification of t...

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Main Authors: Thiago Vivacqua, Murilo Barroso, Pedro Matos, Rodrigo Pires e Albuquerque, Naasson Cavanellas, João Maurício Barretto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162018000200165&lng=en&tlng=en