There is controversy in the literature on where to place the tourniquet(thigh,calf,ankle)for foot and ankle surgery.While some authors prefer the ankle tourniquet to the calf tourniquet,others state that the surgeon c...
BACKGROUND Tourniquets are commonly used in elective extremity orthopaedic surgery to reduce blood loss,improve visualization in the surgical field,and to potentially reduce surgical time.There is a lack of consensus ...
BACKGROUND Despite over 150000 amputations of lower limbs annually,there remains a wide variation in tourniquet practice patterns and no consensus on their necessity,especially among orthopedic patient populations.The...
Volunteers honorary in the amount of 3.000 USD was supported by private funds of Kovar FM;HemaClear~(TM) devices were provided by OHK Medical Device,Haifa,Israel
AIM: To assess the clinical effects and the morphological grade of nerve compression.METHODS: In a prospective single-center randomized, open study we assessed the clinical effects and the morphological grade of nerve...
Total knee replacement(TKR) is a widely used operation that has radically improved the quality of life of millions of people during the last few decades. However, some technical details, concerning the surgical proced...