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Tranexamic acid decreases blood loss & transfusion needs compared to knee flexion post-TKA

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January 2015

Tranexamic acid decreases blood loss & transfusion needs compared to knee flexion post-TKA

Vol: 4| Issue: 1| Number:31| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Post-operative blood loss in total knee arthroplasty: knee flexion versus pharmacological techniques

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Nov;22(11):2756-62.

Contributing Authors:
P Antinolfi B Innocenti A Caraffa G Peretti G Cerulli

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60 patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty for primary knee osteoarthritis were randomized to either mechanical knee flexion, pharmacological treatment using tranexamic acid, or a control group. The purpose of this study was to compare blood loss and rate of blood transfusion between treatment groups. The pharmacological group decreased blood loss and transfusion needs compared to both the kne...

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