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The incidence of thrombosis in high tibial osteotomies with and without the use of a tourniquet

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In a prospective randomised study, 65 high tibial osteotomies were performed in cases of varus osteoarthritis of the knee, and the incidence of thrombosis with and without the use of a tourniquet was studied. With an average incidence of thrombosis of 10.8%, no statistically significant differences between these two groups were seen.

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  1. 1st Department, Orthopaedic Hospital, Vienna-Speising, Austria, , , , , , AT

    T. Motycka, G. Eggerth & F. Landsiedl

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Received: 1 February 1999

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Motycka, T., Eggerth, G. & Landsiedl, F. The incidence of thrombosis in high tibial osteotomies with and without the use of a tourniquet. Arch Orth Traum Surg 120, 157–159 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020050034

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