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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Main Authors: Mehmet Faruk Çatma, Alper Öztürk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499018798184