A biomechanical investigation of blood flow occlusion achieved with the use of surgical pneumatic tourniquets
The use of the modern pneumatic surgical tourniquet has greatly facilitated orthopaedic limb surgery since its introduction. Overly high inflation pressures and improper application procedures have, however, resulted in occasional cutaneous, vascular and neuromuscular injuries. The present research...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27825 |