Tourniquet use in knee surgery: is it time to move on?

Ahmed A Magan¹, Fares S Haddad^{1

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Editorial

Ahmed A Magan et al. Bone Joint J. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;103-B(5):805-806.

doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B5.BJJ-2021-0293.

Ahmed A Magan¹, Fares S Haddad^{1

2}

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Keywords: Knee surgery; Tourniquet.

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