The Need for Compression Bandage Following Total Knee Arthroplasty A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Conducted in Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Replacements
The Need for Compression Bandage Following Total Knee Arthroplasty A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Conducted in Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Replacements
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if applying a compression bandage on the leg alters
 early outcome following TKA.

 The primary objective of this study is to evaluate leg swelling by measuring leg
 circumference following simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with and without
 the application of compression bandage.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  All patients receiving elective simultaneous bilateral primary total knee
 arthroplasty, treated by Rothman physicians at the Thomas Jefferson University
 Hospital or Rothman Specialty Hospital.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Previous venous thromboembolic event.

 -  Lymph edema in one or both legs.

 -  BMI > 40

 -  Prior surgery (other than arthroscopy)