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HSS Presents Innovative Research Aimed at Faster Recovery After Knee Surgery at AAOS Annual Meeting

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The reason that tourniquet use during TKA has been associated with increased post-operative pain is because the device compresses the quadricep and hamstring muscles to restrict blood flow during the operation. The findings also shed light on the durations for NSAID use to prevent fibrosis following surgery.

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Case report: Prevention of an above-knee amputation

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By January 2021, his knee was infected with Cutibacterium acnes and required extensive washout and implant knee replacement. link] The post Case report: Prevention of an above-knee amputation appeared first on Chiropractic Economics. He tolerated the procedure well and progressed in physical therapy (PT). Journal of Pain Research.