The purpose of this study is to correlate functional outcomes and perioperative complications with tourniquet use during total knee arthroplasty.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Rothman Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
timed up and go (TUG) score
Time frame: 4 weeks following surgery
Stair Climb test
time, in seconds, to climb one flight of nine stairs
Time frame: in hospital (usually less than 2 days), 4 weeks post-op, 6 months post-op
Visual Analog Scale: Pain
Time frame: in hospital (usually less than 2 days), 4 weeks post-op, 6 months post-op
blood loss
calculated blood loss determine by hemoglobin dilution
Time frame: intra-operative
surgical field visualization
subjective rating provided by the surgeon
Time frame: intra-operative
range of motion
measured, in degrees, using a goniometer
Time frame: in hospital (usually less than 2 days), 4 weeks post-op, 6 months post-op
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