Should Surgical Drains Be Used After Routine Primary Total Knee or Total Hip Arthroplasty?

Bartosz, Pawel; Akan, Burak; Bartak, Vladislav; Bialecki, Jerzy; Bucsi, Laszlo; Chai, Wei; Kaminski, Rafal; Nemes, Nandor J et al. · J Arthroplasty · 2025

review · Level V

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Abstract

The use of surgical drains in routine primary total knee and total hip arthroplasty is not recommended. High. Agree 83.52%, Disagree 12.91%, Abstain 3.59%.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy