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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2006 Aug 15;44(16):1111-4.

[The use of a closed-suction drain in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized study]

[Article in Chinese]
Kun Tao  1 , Hai-shan Wu, Xiao-hua Li, Qi-rong Qian, Yu-li Wu, Yun-li Zhu, Xiao-bing Chu, Chang-ming Xu
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  • PMID: 17081466
Randomized Controlled Trial

[The use of a closed-suction drain in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized study]

[Article in Chinese]
Kun Tao et al. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi. .

Abstract

Objective: To determine the value of using a closed-suction drain in cemented knee arthroplasty.

Methods: One hundred patients were prospectively randomized into two groups, one group underwent cemented total knee replacement with a single deep closed-suction drain, and the other group (n = 50) no drain.

Results: The total blood loss was significantly greater in those with a drain although those without lost more blood into the dressings. There was no statistical difference in the postoperative swelling or pain score, ecchymosis, deep vein thromboses (DVT), time at which flexion was regained or the incidence of infection at a minimum of two years after surgery in the two groups.

Conclusion: There is no evidence to support the use of a closed-suction drain in cemented knee arthroplasty.

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