Category: Tourniquet/Joint Replacement

Why is a Tourniquet Used in Knee Joint Replacement Surgeries?

Total joint replacement

Boyd W. Haynes III, MD Everyone knows that a tourniquet reduces or completely restricts blood flow.  We all learned that watching TV westerns, like Gunsmoke. Expendable guest stars regularly got bitten by the token diamondback rattler while crossing through Death Valley. They quickly tied on a tourniquet to slow the venom’s progress through the bloodstream… Read more »