Tourniquet vs. no Tourniquet During Total Knee Arthroplasty

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to correlate functional outcomes and perioperative complications with tourniquet use during total knee arthroplasty.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02907047

Run by

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Starts

2016-06-01

Expected to finish

2017-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All unilateral primary knee arthroplasties performed by investigators participating in this study will be eligible for inclusion
• Diagnosis of osteoarthritis

You may not qualify if…

• Revision surgery
• Bilateral knee surgery
• Age <18 or >80
• BMI >40
• Baseline lower extremity strength less than 5/5
• Vascular calcifications
• History of chronic narcotic use, defined as more than 5mg of oxycodone q4 hours
• Functionally limiting spine disease
• Other functionally limiting lower extremity disorder (i.e. symptomatic ipsilateral hip disease)
• Patients who cannot perform the baseline functional tests
• Allergy/contraindication to protocol medications
• Post-traumatic arthritis
• Inflammatory arthritis
• Pregnancy
• Prisoners
• Patients receiving care as part of a worker's compensable injury

Where it is running

• Rothman Institute — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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