References
Osteoarthritis, Knee Injury
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Flowchart of the patients.Comparison of the demographic data of the tourniquet and non-tourniquet groups.* Mann–Whitney U test. The data are presented as median (min–max).Comparison of the changes in the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) values from the preoperative period in the tourniquet and non-tourniquet groups.* Mann–Whitney U test. Preop: preoperative; Postop: postoperative; ΔComparison of the changes in the range of motion (ROM) values from the preoperative period in the tourniquet and non-tourniquet groups (degrees).ROMΔ1: change in ROM from preoperative to postoperative day 1; ROMΔ2: change in ROM from preoperative to postoperative day 2; ROMΔ3: change in ROM from preoperative to postoperative day 3; ROMΔ8: change in ROM from preoperative to postoperative week 8. * Independent samples Comparison of the changes in visual analog scale (VAS) scores from the preoperative period in the tourniquet and non-tourniquet groups.VASΔ1: change in VAS score from preoperative to postoperative day 1; VASΔ2: change in VAS score from preoperative to postoperative day 2; VASΔ3: change in VAS score from preoperative to postoperative day 3; VASΔ8: change in VAS score from preoperative to postoperative week 8. * Mann–Whitney U test. The data are presented as median (min–max) or mean ± standard deviation.Comparison of the daily doses of analgesics used by the tourniquet and non-tourniquet groups (mg).* Mann–Whitney U test. The data are presented as median (min–max).