Comparison of the effects of high tibial osteotomy with and without a tourniquet
The application of tourniquets in HTO surgery reduces intraoperative blood loss and shortens the operative time yet does not substantially affect total bleeding. Nonetheless, the absence of a tourniquet resulted in reduced postoperative pain and facilitated early rehabilitation of knee function.
Authors
- Ciren Lunzhu
- Fangyuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2583-5862)
- Shihao Deng
- Ke Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9563-1398)
- Jun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6383-6065)
- Huiwen Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-7827)
- S. Lan
- Dawa Cangjue
- Shuai Liang
Institutions
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Shatin Hospital (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-024-02681-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Blood transfusion and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.22
Funders
- Anhui Medical University