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Knee

Faster recovery without the use of a tourniquet in total knee arthroplasty

A randomized study of 70 patients

Ashir EjazDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery;Orthopedic Surgery Research Unit, Aalborg University Hospital;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.Correspondence[email protected]
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Anders C LaursenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery;Orthopedic Surgery Research Unit, Aalborg University Hospital;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Andreas KappelDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery
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Mogens B LaursenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery;Orthopedic Surgery Research Unit, Aalborg University Hospital;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Thomas JakobsenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Sten RasmussenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery;Orthopedic Surgery Research Unit, Aalborg University Hospital;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Poul Torben NielsenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery
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Pages 422-426 | Received 03 Jan 2014, Accepted 30 Mar 2014, Published online: 23 Jun 2014

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