The use of tranexamic acid to reduce blood loss in uncemented total hip arthroplasty for avascular necrosis of femoral head: a prospective blinded randomized controlled study.

Javahir A PachoreVikram Indrajit ShahSachin UpadhyayKalpesh ShahAshish ShethAmish Kshatriya

Published in: Arthroplasty (London, England) (2019)

A single dose of TXA used preoperatively may minimize intraoperative, postoperative, and total blood loss in uncemented THA for the treatment of osteonecrosis of femoral head, and may not increase the risk of prothrombotic complications.

Keyphrases

total hip arthroplasty
placebo controlled
patients undergoing
double blind
total hip
open label
risk factors
phase iii
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
combination therapy