Open AccessIntravenous Tranexamic Acid Reduces Postoperative Blood Loss After High Tibial Osteotomy
Author(s) -
Jeya Venkatesh Palanisamy,
Saubhik Das,
Kyung Ho Moon,
Doo Hyun Kim,
Tae Kyun Kim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000378
Subject(s) - medicine , tranexamic acid , surgery , high tibial osteotomy , perioperative , deep vein , visual analogue scale , anesthesia , thrombosis , retrospective cohort study , blood loss , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , pathology
Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) entails extensive soft tissue release that may lead to substantial perioperative bleeding. Although tranexamic acid (TXA) is a well-established blood-conserving agent in total joint arthroplasty, its potential to reduce blood loss in patients undergoing HTO has not been studied extensively.