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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 82:1325 (2000)
© 2000 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Evidence-Based Orthopaedics

Tourniquet use during arthroscopy did not adversely affect patient outcomes

A Kirkley, R Rampersaud, S Griffin, A Amendola, R Litchfield and P Fowler

Sources of funding: Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation and Internal Research Fund of the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
For correspondence: Dr. A. Kirkley, Fowler-Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, 3M Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada.

Kirkley A, Rampersaud R, Griffin S, Amendola A, Litchfield R, Fowler P. Tourniquet versus no tourniquet use in routine knee arthroscopy: a prospective, double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Arthroscopy. 2000 Mar;16(2):121-6.

Question: In patients having knee arthroscopy, what is the effect of tourniquet use on postoperative pain and functional outcomes?

Design: Randomized (allocation concealed), double-blind, controlled trial with 3-month follow-up.

Setting: University hospital in London, Ontario, Canada.

Patients: Patients older than 16 years of age who were scheduled for 1-hour knee arthroscopy. Exclusion criteria were anterior cruciate or posterior cruciate . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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