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Pawel Bartosz1, Burak Akan2, Vladislav Bartak3
1Orthopaedic Department, Gruca Orthopaedic and Trauma Teaching Hospital, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Otwock, Poland.
Response/Recommendation:
The use of surgical drains in routine primary total knee and total hip arthroplasty is not recommended.
Level Of Evidence:
High.
Expert Voting:
Agree 83.52%, Disagree 12.91%, Abstain 3.59%.
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