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Oedema of the Hand after Fasciectomy with or without Tourniquet

Salisbury

Two groups of patients with Dupuytren’s disease were treated by limited fasciectomy. A tourniquet was used for one group, and an elevated hand table without tourniquet for the other. Taking into account other factors controlling oedema it was discovered over a post-operative period of twenty-eight days that "Tourniquet" hands remained significantly increased in volume compared to "Non-Tourniquet" hands. Other facts of clinical interest also emerge from the trial and are discussed. It is concluded that the use of the elevated hand table without tourniquet, not only allows an unlimited and uninterrupted period for hand surgery, but also reduces the subsequent oedema.

The Hand, Vol. 8, No. 2, 179-185 (1976)
DOI: 10.1016/0072-968X(76)90045-0


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