A prospective, randomized, comparative study of intravenous alone and combined intravenous and intraarticular administration of tranexamic acid in primary total knee replacement

Background: Studies on the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) to improve clinical outcomes after joint arthroplasty have reported contrasting results between intravenous (IV) TXA alone and combined IV and intraarticular (IA) administration. We compared the effectiveness of the 2 methods in providing highe...

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Main Authors: Paolo Adravanti, MD, Eleonora Di Salvo, MD, Giuseppe Calafiore, MD, Sebastiano Vasta, MD, Aldo Ampollini, MD, Michele Attilio Rosa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117300833