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Use of Topical Tranexamic Acid Reduces Direct and Indirect Blood Loss and Transfusion Rates in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Elina HuerfanoManuel HuerfanoKate ShanaghanMaureen BarlowStavros MemtsoudisAlejandro Gonzalez Della Valle
Published in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2019)
Topical TXA administration during revision THA effectively reduced direct and indirect blood loss, including hidden losses, without increasing the rates of thromboembolic events. This effect appeared to be enhanced when the femoral component was revised.
Keyphrases
  • total hip arthroplasty
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • wound healing
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