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Table 2 Summary of the volunteer study

From: Efficacy and safety of a new elastic tourniquet cuff in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled study

 

Conventional cuff group

Elastic cuff group

p value

Pain VAS

4.1 ± 1.7

3.3 ± 1.6

0.04

LOP (mmHg)

147.3 ± 22.8

143.6 ± 21.7

0.566

LOP (D) (mmHg)

162.3 ± 17.4

153.4 ± 21.0

0.057

LOP (ROM) (mmHg)

163.8 ± 17.8

156.6 ± 19.8

0.033

  1. VAS visual analog scale, LOP pressure checked with a blood flow transducer on the index finger and second toe, LOP (D) pressure checked with a duplex ultrasonography on the radial artery and posterior tibial artery, LOP (ROM) pressure not allowing a leakage after 10 times of passive full range of motion on the elbow and knee with a duplex ultrasonography on the radial artery or posterior tibial artery