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J Knee Surg 2010; 23(4): 215-222
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1271891
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Comparison of Drain Clamp after Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty

Firooz Madadi1 , Amir Sarshekeh Mehrvarz1 , Firoozeh Madadi1 , Majid Boreiri1 , Kambiz Abachizadeh1 , Ali Ershadi1
  • 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akhtar Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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Publikationsdatum:
21. Januar 2011 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Suction drains provide an easy and feasible method for controlling hemorrhage after total knee arthroplasty. However, there has been no compromise regarding the optimum clamping time for these drains. We conducted a randomized clinical trial in 50 patients to compare 12-hour drain clamping and continuous drainage after total knee arthroplasty in terms of wound complications, blood loss, and articular arc of motion. To eliminate any other factor except duration of clamping, we chose to compare only knees belonging to a single patient and to restrict the study to those knees undergoing surgery due to osteoarthritis. From a total of 100 knees (50 patients) studied, the 12-hour-clamping method resulted in a significantly smaller amount of postoperative blood loss (p < 0.001). The passive ranges of motion and wound complications were not significantly different between the two groups.

KEYWORDS

Knee arthroplasty - drain - blood loss - drainage clamping

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Firoozeh MadadiM.D. 

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akhtar Hospital

Elahie, Polerumi Street, Shariati Avenue, Tehran 1964714953, Iran

eMail: fmadadi33@gmail.com