Clinical Trial: Tourniquet Vs. No-Tourniquet Technique in Total Knee Arthroplasty at the University Hospital of the West Indies

U.S., April 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07506434) titled 'Tourniquet Vs. No-Tourniquet Technique in Total Knee Arthroplasty at the University Hospital of the West Indies' on March 23.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether performing total knee replacement surgery (total knee arthroplasty, TKA) without a tourniquet is clinically equivalent to performing the procedure with a tourniquet in adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

A tourniquet is commonly used during surgery to reduce bleeding and improve the surgeon's view. However, some studies suggest it may be associated with certain complications. It is currently unclear whether using a tourniquet mea...