| Autor: |
Salam, AA, Eyres, KS, Cleary, J, el-Sayed, HH |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume; January 1991, Vol. 73 Issue: 1 p86-87, 2p |
| Abstrakt: |
Sixty closed fractures of the tibia were treated by open reduction and internal fixation with plates and screws. Half the operations were performed with a thigh tourniquet and half without. In the tourniquet group, there were six cases with erythema and induration of the wound; in the other group there were no such complications. Despite negative bacterial cultures, superficial infection of the inflamed wounds was suspected. It is suggested that a tourniquet may predispose tissues to infection, and its use is not recommended during operations for internal fixation of the tibia. |
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