Intra-articular injection of tranexamic acid via a drain plus drain-clamping to reduce blood loss in cementless total knee arthroplasty

Intra-articular injection of tranexamic acid via a drain plus drain-clamping to reduce blood loss in cementless total knee arthroplasty

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients undergoing cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) sometimes suffer large blood loss. In a retrospective study, we explored whether postoperative intra-articular retrograde injection of tranexamic acid (TA) and leaving a dr...

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Main Authors: Mutsuzaki Hirotaka, Ikeda Kotaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Intra-articular injection
Tranexamic acid
Drain-clamping
Blood loss
Cementless
Total knee arthroplasty
Online Access:http://www.josr-online.com/content/7/1/32

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