- Evidence of use of tourniquets in confliting
- Long duration and short duration tourniquet
- JBJS 2019 double blinded study concludes routine tourniquet use is “safe and effective, and concerns about the deleterious effects on function and pain may not be justified
- JBJS Am,2017 study : No-tourniquet group had better early knee function, lower levels of inflammatory biomarkers and higher satisfaction levels
- Timothy Schnettler et al JBJS 2017 reported more blood loss with tourniquet group
- Arterial calcifications on preoperative radiographs increases the risk of tourniquet failure
