ReviewArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2025
Tourniquet Use During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Associated With Postoperative Quadriceps Atrophy and Pain but No Negative Effects in the Long Term: A Systematic Review.
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- Does Tourniquet Use Affect the Length of the Hamstring Tendon in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction?Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of tourniquet use during ACL reconstruction on quadriceps strength, intraoperative and postoperative blood loss, operative time, thigh girth or calf girth, and postoperative pain. Methods: A systematic review using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines. Randomized controlled trials and nonrandomized studies that evaluated intraoperative and postoperative effects of tourniquet usage during arthroscopic ACL reconstruction published between November 1996 and January 2023 were included. Outcomes evaluated included intraoperative visualization, pain, quadricep strength thigh or calf girth, blood loss, and operative time. Results: Eight studies with 502 total patients were included in this review. There were 253 total patients in the tourniquet (T) group and 249 in the non-tourniquet (NT) group. Postoperative blood loss was higher in the T group ( Conclusions: Tourniquet use during ACL reconstruction does not have negative long-term effects on quadriceps strength. Although tourniquet use was associated with increased quadriceps atrophy and pain in the immediate postoperative period, these effects did not persist. Level of Evidence: Level II, systematic review of Level I and II studies.
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