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Closed suction drains do not increase the blood transfusion rates in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

R.O. Sundaram, R.W. Parkinson

International Orthopaedics · 2006 · 31 citations · 22 references

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The use of a closed-suction drain in total knee arthroplasty

Colin Esler, C. Blakeway, N. J. Fiddian · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume · 2003 · 177 citations

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Closed wound drainage in total hip or total knee replacement. A prospective, randomized study.

Merrill A. Ritter, E. Michael Keating, Philip M. Faris · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1994 · 176 citations

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Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Fred D. Cushner, Richard J. Friedman · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 1991 · 172 citations

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Postoperative drainage of knee arthroplasty is not necessary: A randomized study of 90 patients

Gunnar Adalberth, Sven Byström, Kurt Kolstad et al. · Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica · 1998 · 144 citations

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