Open AccessAutologous bone plugs in unilateral total knee arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Nicole M. Protzman,
Nicholas J Buck,
Carl B. Weiss
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.108914
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , hematocrit , total knee arthroplasty , autologous blood , blood loss , osteoarthritis , intramedullary rod , hemoglobin , patella , anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology
The purpose of this study was to compare blood loss, declines in hemoglobin (HgB) and hematocrit (HcT) levels, and required homologous transfusions for patients who either had the femoral intramedullary defect left open or filled with an autologous bone plug during total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We hereby present our results of autologous bone plugs in unilateral TKA.