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Study of the role of surgical drain on outcome of total knee replacement surgery
International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences · 2019 · Vol. 5(3) · pp. 824–827
Ghanshyam Kakadiya✉(Victoria Hospital)Yogesh Soni(Victoria Hospital)Viraj Gandbhir(Victoria Hospital)Akash Shakya(Victoria Hospital)
Abstract
Background: Study the effect of drain on outcome of primary TKR.Method: Prospective study, 150 patients with primary TKR randomly divided into three groups, without drain: Group-A, Group-B: drain for 24 hours and Group-C: drain for 48 hours. With minimum follow-up period of 1 year. Functional outcome majored with KSS-Knee Society Score and VAS-Pain Visual Analogue Scale.Result: The decrease in haemoglobin in post-operative 3rdday was statistically significant between all the groups (p
Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementShoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicineVisual analogue scaleSurgeryTotal knee replacementProspective cohort studyOutcome (game theory)
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