Combined intravenous and intra-articular tranexamic acid (n = 43) | Intravenous tranexamic acid and intra-articular normal saline (n = 34) | P-value | |
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Age, years | 75 ± 6 | 77 ± 6 | 0.22* |
Sex (female/male) | 33/10 | 28/6 | 0.57† |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.7 ± 3.8 | 28.1 ± 4.2 | 0.66* |
Receiving chronic antithrombotic therapy (yes/no) | 8/35 | 5/29 | 0.76† |
History of Diabetes Mellitus (yes/no) | 9/34 | 6/28 | 0.78† |
Preoperative hemoglobin, g/dL | 13.2 ± 1.3 | 12.9 ± 1.1 | 0.34* |
Deep venous thrombosis detected with preoperative screening (yes/no) | 1/42 | 0/34 | > 0.99* |