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Bone Wax Reduces Blood Loss After Total Hip Arthroplasty

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June 2025

Bone Wax Reduces Blood Loss After Total Hip Arthroplasty

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:128| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Bone wax reduces blood loss after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized controlled study.

Front Med (Lausanne) . 2023 Sep 1:10:1246733.

Contributing Authors:
H Li C Huang ZC Ding ZH Liu EZ Zhao ZK Zhou

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Synopsis

One hundred four patients with end-stage hip joint diseases undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty were randomized to receive intraoperative bone wax (n=52) or no bone wax (n=52). The primary outcome was total blood loss. Secondary outcomes included serum hemoglobin level, change in hemoglobin, thigh swelling (lower limb diameters), range of motion at discharge, length of postoperative hospital...

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