Hebert CK, et al., Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 1996; 331, pp 140-145. Twenty consecutive cases of infected total knee replacements surgically treated between 1990 and 1993 in which complete clinical and financial data were available were reviewed to...
Sulek CA, et al., Anesthesiology 1999; 91:672-6. BACKGROUND: Tourniquet deflation following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) frequently results in release of emboli into the pulmonary circulation. Small emboli may gain access to the systemic circulation via a...
Walsh E. et al., ORTHOPEDICS 2006 Dec; 29:709-13. This study analyzed tourniquets used for orthopedic surgery in our hospital to determine the frequency and type of microbial contamination. Group A tourniquets were from our main operating room, Group B tourniquets...
Odinsson A, Finsen V, J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2006;88-B:1090-2. Over a two-year period, 265 Norwegian orthopaedic surgeons working at 71 institutions performed 63,484 operations under a tourniquet. Their replies to a questionnaire revealed that they mostly followed...
Mittal P. et al., Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research 2008; 9:3(1). BACKGROUND: A bloodless operative field is considered mandatory for most surgical procedures on the upper and lower extremity. This is accomplished by using either an Esmarch bandage or a...
Ahmed SMY, et al., Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2009; 91: 000–000. INTRODUCTION: Tourniquets are employed widely in orthopaedic surgery. The use of the same tourniquet on a repetitive basis without a standard protocol for cleaning may be a source of cross-infection. This...
Reynders P A Twenty-three old women was involved in a road-traffic accident. She sustained a closed mono-trauma to her left knee-distal femur (according to AO it was classified as 33-C3 fracture). Initial fixation was done with an external fixator (fig.1a&b) We...
