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ArticleCureus2023

Primary Total Knee Replacement: A Recipe for Dry Dressing.

Muhammad Azfar Khanzada, Omer Adil Awadelkarim, Tarig Abdel Rahman, Adel Ghandour

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Muhammad Azfar KhanzadaOrthopedics, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Suwaidi Hospital, Riyadh, SAU.
Omer Adil AwadelkarimOrthopedics, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Suwaidi Hospital, Riyadh, SAU.
Tarig Abdel RahmanOrthopedics/Anesthesiology, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Suwaidi Hospital, Riyadh, SAU.
Adel GhandourOrthopedics, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Suwaidi Hospital, Riyadh, SAU.
Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate surgical outcomes using sets of techniques to achieve single dry dressing for two weeks post total knee replacement (TKR) at Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. MATERIAL AND

methodsA prospective study comprised of 110 consecutive unilateral total knee replacements was conducted at the orthopedic department of Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Hospital, Suwaidi, Riyadh, KSA. Patients of both genders underwent knee replacement surgery due to primary knee osteoarthritis, Kellgren-Lawrence grades 3 and 4. Routine investigations and fitness evaluations of patients were carried out preoperatively. Preoperative minimal use of a tourniquet and release prior to arthrotomy closure; intravenous tranexamic acid, no drains; capsule infiltration with local anesthetics without adrenaline; tight closure with barbed sutures up to the skin in three layers; skin glue; Aquacel dressing; adductor canal block; and continuation of oral anticoagulant for four weeks.

resultsA total of 110 cases were included, of which 81 (73.6%) were females and 29 (26.4%) were males. The mean age of the study population was 60.5+10.3 years (48 to 88 years). The mean BMI in our patients was 30.57+10.5 kg/m

conclusionA sequential use of sets of techniques is observed to be associated with improved outcomes in terms of blood loss, wound infection, mobility, and patient satisfaction, leading to the ultimate end point of dry Aquacel wound dressing.

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carboxymethylcellulose sodiumosteoarthritisperioperative caresurgical outcometotal knee replacement (tkr)

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PMID37213992
PMCPMC10197911
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