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1 Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages 199-204 (December 2016)
Impact of postoperative compression dressing using polyethylene foam pad on the multimodal protocol for swelling control following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial  Satomi Kayamori, Sachiyuki Tsukada, MD, Masako Sato, Kenichi Komata, Yumiko Isida, Motohiro Wakui, MD  Arthroplasty Today  Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages (December 2016) DOI: /j.artd Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Polyethylene foam pad developed to obtain effective compression to postoperative knee. (a) Anterior aspect. The pad had a hole cut in the shape of the patella. Note that the width of the medial part from the patella was longer than that of the lateral part. (b) Lateral aspect. Arthroplasty Today 2016 2, DOI: ( /j.artd ) Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Compression dressing using the polyethylene foam pad. (a) The operated left knee just before placement of the pad. The surgical wound was closed using hydrocolloid wound dressing. The patella and height at which the thigh circumference were measured was marked using a surgical pen. (b) The pad placed over the wound. (c) An elastic bandage was used to keep the pad over the wound. Arthroplasty Today 2016 2, DOI: ( /j.artd ) Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Flow chart showing patient recruitment and progression of trial. Arthroplasty Today 2016 2, DOI: ( /j.artd ) Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions


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