A Randomized Controlled Study to Compare the Total and Hidden Blood Loss in Computer-Assisted Surgery and Conventional Surgical Technique of Total Knee Replacement.

CONCLUSIONS: There is no significant difference in total and hidden blood loss in the TKA in CAS and conventional TKA. However, there is significant hidden blood loss in both techniques. There was no relation of tourniquet time with blood loss. PMID: 26217468 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26217468?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - July 31, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Orthop Surg Source Type: research

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