3. Results
blood loss, ±, pain
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS, BLOOD LOSS, COMPLICATION, ARTHROFIBROSIS, COMPLICATIONS
We included 96 patients in the T group and 94 in the NT group, respectively, who remained part of this study until the last follow-up. All 10 cases that dropped out have been excluded. Regarding patient age and gender, we did not identify any significant differences. (Regarding blood loss, the NT group demonstrated significantly lower levels: 245 ± 97.8 mL intraoperative and 324.8 ± 151.65 mL postoperative, compared to the T group, where we recorded 276 ± 109.2 mL during the surgical procedures and 353.44 ± 101.55 mL after the surgery, (At the first follow-up, we recorded significantly lower WOMAC pain scores for the NT group (7.3 ± 1.8 compared to 8.2 ± 3.1, Regarding complications, two patients from the T group and three from the NT group experienced arthrofibrosis, which required mobilization under anesthesia. In addition, two patients from the NT group and five from the T group experienced deep vein thrombosis that required therapeutic anticoagulation. Only one patient from the tourniquet group presented a wound complication, who required readmission after 15 days for a detailed assessment and who underwent antibiotic treatment for two weeks. No other complications or readmissions within 30 days were reported in our study.