The use of a tourniquet when plating tibial fractures

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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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Salam, A. A., Eyres, K. S., Cleary, J., & El-Sayed, H. H. (1991). The use of a tourniquet when plating tibial fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B, 73(1), 86–87. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.73b1.1991784

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