Closed suction drains, reinfusion drains or no drains in primary total knee replacement?
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Closed suction drains, reinfusion drains or no drains in primary total knee replacement?
INTRODUCTION Controversy still surrounds the use of drains after total knee replacement (TKR). We compared closed suction drains, reinfusion drains and no drains by studying haemoglobin (Hb) levels, blood transfusion requirements and functional knee outcome scores in a single surgeon series. METHODS A total of 102 consecutive primary TKRs were performed by the senior author between September ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/003588412x13171221590098