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The effect of tourniquet application on the morphology and function of quadriceps in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: study protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial

Authors: Ziyang Dong, Yang Li, Liyuan Tao, Hua Tian

Published in: Trials | Issue 1/2022

Abstract

Background

Tourniquet is currently widely used in total knee arthroplasty to reduce intraoperative blood loss. The academic view of tourniquet application in TKA is now in dispute. Some scholars argue that tourniquet may cause quadriceps injury and bring extra side effects, so they oppose the application of tourniquet. Others find that tourniquet application has no significant adverse impact on TKA patients. Regarding its advantages in reducing intraoperative blood loss, they advocate the regular application of tourniquet in TKA. Quadriceps injury is considered the main cause of tourniquet side effects. There are now many high-quality trials about tourniquet application in TKA but few of them concentrate on quadriceps morphology and function.

Methods

A prospective, single-blind, randomized controlled trial will be adopted. The target sample is 130. Patients who meet the eligibility criteria will be randomly allocated to the tourniquet group and non-tourniquet group. The primary outcome is quadriceps thickness evaluated by ultrasound test. Secondary outcomes include quadriceps stiffness, rehabilitation outcomes, operation time, intraoperative and postoperative blood loss, blood transfusion rate, thigh circumference, VAS score, opioid consumption, d-dimer and C-reactive protein level in the serum, knee function score, postoperative satisfaction score, and complications.

Discussion

This proposed study will contribute to improve evidence of tourniquet application in total knee arthroplasty. This will be a high-quality single-blind randomized controlled trial with a sufficient sample size and strict study design. It will investigate the effects of tourniquet application especially on the morphology and function of quadriceps in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty and offer advice for tourniquet application in clinical practice.

Trial registration

Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2000035097. Registered on 31 July 2020

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Title: The effect of tourniquet application on the morphology and function of quadriceps in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: study protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial
Authors: Ziyang Dong
Yang Li
Liyuan Tao
Hua Tian
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Trials / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06114-1

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The effect of tourniquet application on the morphology and function of quadriceps in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: study protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial

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Background

Methods

Discussion

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Discussion

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