Open AccessComparision of blood loss between computer assisted and conventional total knee arthroplasty
Author(s) -
P Mohanlal,
Nemandra A. Sandiford,
John Skinner,
SR Samsani
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.106906
Subject(s) - medicine , total knee arthroplasty , osteoarthritis , surgery , blood loss , hemoglobin , arthroplasty , body mass index , alternative medicine , pathology
Bleeding during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can cause significant morbidity and mortality. One proposed benefit of computer assisted TKA is decreased bleeding as the femoral canal is not invaded. This study assessed blood loss between computer assisted surgery (CAS) and conventional TKA.