Efficacy of intravenous tranexamic acid administration in medial opening-wedge distal tibial tuberosity osteotomy (MOWDTO) for varus knee osteoarthritis: a randomized control trial

Abstract Background This randomized controlled study was undertaken to investigate the efficacy of intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) administration in reducing perioperative blood loss in patients undergoing medial opening-wedge distal tibial tuberosity osteotomy (MOWDTO). It was hypothesized that T...

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Main Authors: Takuya Iseki, Tomoya Iseki, Ryo Kanto, Shintaro Onishi, Shinichi Yoshiya, Toshiya Tachibana, Hiroshi Nakayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03666-z