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Friday, October 8, 2010, 14:00-14:50Session A14: Complication ManagementComparison <strong>of</strong> Drain Clamp After Bilateral T.K.A.*Firooz Madadi - Akhtar Hospital - Tehran, Iran*Email: fmedadi@yahoo.comSuction drains provide an easy and feasible method for controlling hemorrhage after total kneearthroplasty. However, <strong>the</strong>re has been no compromise regarding <strong>the</strong> optimal clamping time for<strong>the</strong>se drains. We conducted a randomized clinical trial to compare 12-hour drain clamping andcontinuous drainage after total knee arthroplasty in terms <strong>of</strong> wound complications, blood lossand articular range <strong>of</strong> motion. In order to eliminate any o<strong>the</strong>r factor except duration <strong>of</strong>clamping, we chose to compare knees belonging to one single person, as well as restricting <strong>the</strong>study to those knees <strong>under</strong>going surgery due to osteoarthritis. From a total <strong>of</strong> 100 knees (50patients) studied, <strong>the</strong> 12-hour clamping method resulted in a significantly smaller amount <strong>of</strong>post-operative blood loss (p

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