The effect of tourniquet type and thigh conicity on the length of hamstring autograft
Purpose: We studied the effect of using wide contoured pneumatic tourniquet (PT) versus ultra-narrow sterile exsanguination tourniquet (SET) on the length of hamstring autograft for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in patients with tubular and conical thighs. Methods: Fifty-eight pati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499018798184 |