SynthesisJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2020
Should compression bandage be performed after total knee arthroplasty? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Synthesis in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04841356 (Swelling Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Swelling Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Indicators and medical tests to identify lower limb swelling causes after total knee arthroplasty: a Delphi study with multidisciplinary experts.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy of focused low intensity pulsed ultrasound in reducing lower-extremity swelling and pain after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized study.International orthopaedics · 2025Trial
- A randomised crossover trial of five cryocompression devices' ability to reduce skin temperature of the knee.PloS one · 2024Trial
- Effect of TR Band™ radial artery compression device-screw and air types on bleeding severity after radial arterial line removal in open-heart surgery: A randomized controlled clinical trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Inflammatory-induced swelling after total knee arthroplasty: Obesity and preoperative joint pain as key predictors.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Article
- How to monitor and discriminate the causes of lower limb swelling during home-based rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty? A delphi study.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Article
- Elastic Compression Dressing after Total Hip Replacement Slightly Reduces Leg Swelling: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Three-dimensional imaging evaluation of facial swelling after orthognathic surgery with compression and Kinesio taping therapy: a randomized clinical trial.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- The past and future of peri-operative interventions to reduce arthrogenic quadriceps muscle inhibition after total knee arthroplasty: A narrative review.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2024Review
- Pre-operative predictors of lower extremity swelling following total knee arthroplasty in patients with venous insufficiency and osteoarthritis.International orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Perioperative Blood Loss Can Be Reduced If Total Knee Arthroplasty Was Performed in the Si Hour-Period, Compared with the Wei Hour-Period: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundCompression bandage often is used after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to alleviate pain, ameliorate swelling, and reduce bleeding. However, there is controversy about its application due to conflicting clinical outcomes and potential compression-related complications. This meta-analysis aimed to answer the question of if compression bandage should be implemented routinely after TKA.
methodsRelevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on compression bandage were comprehensively retrieved utilizing search engines such as PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library, up to September 2019. Studies included in the meta-analysis were those that compared post-operative pain score, swelling, total blood loss, pre- and post-operative hematocrit levels differences, range of motion (ROM), and complications, using Review Manager 5.3.0.
resultsIncluded were seven RCTs, which reported on 511 knees. The pooled results showed the compression bandage group was associated with a greater post-operative pain score during ambulation at 48 h (WMD = 0.70, 95% CI 0.07 to 1.34, P = 0.03), compared with the non-compression bandage group. No statistically significant differences were found between the groups in post-operative pain scores at the other times, swelling, blood loss, ROM, or other complications (P > 0.05).
conclusionsThe current evidence is unable to conclude that compression bandage is necessary after primary TKA. Surgeons routinely undertaking compression bandage should deliberate whether there is enough clinical evidence.
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