NCT05581563

Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Tourniquet Use in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mongi Slim Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Many surgeons choose to perform total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery with the aid of a tourniquet. A tourniquet is a device that fits around the leg and restricts blood flow to the limb. There is a need to understand whether tourniquets are safe, and if they benefit, or harm, patients. The aim of this study was to determine the benefits and harms of tourniquet use in TKA surgery

Detailed description

randomized controlled trials , comparing TKA with a tourniquet versus without a tourniquet. Outcomes included: post-operative pain measure with analogue visual scale function with Oxford Score , Lysholm score and International Knee Documentation Committee Score intraoperative blood loss measurement of quadriceps tonus in pre- and post-operative according to the international rating measurement of quadriceps area circumference duration of surgery, and length of hospital stay

Conditions

• Total Knee Arthroplasty

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	total knee arthroplasty(TKA)	Knee replacement, also called knee arthroplasty or total knee replacement, is a surgical procedure to resurface a knee damaged by arthritis. Metal and plastic parts are used to cap the ends of the bones that form the knee joint, along with the kneecap. This surgery may be considered for someone who has severe arthritis or a severe knee injury.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-10
• Primary completion: 2023-10-10
• Completion: 2023-11-10
• First posted: 2022-10-14
• Last updated: 2022-10-14