The incidence of thrombosis in high tibial osteotomies with and without the use of a tourniquet.
In a prospective randomised study, 65 high tibial osteotomies were performed in cases of varus osteoarthritis of the knee, and the incidence of thrombosis with and without the use of a tourniquet was studied. With an average incidence of thrombosis of 10.8%, no statistically significant differences between these two groups were seen.
Motycka
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1st Department, Orthopaedic Hospital, Vienna-Speising, Austria.
Eggerth
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Landsiedl
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010690:Phlebography; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D014111:Tourniquets