Table 3 Postoperative clinical outcomes

CTBL (ml)

883 ± 248

841 ± 257

0.564

DBL (ml)

395 ± 130

276 ± 78.8

<  0.0001

HBL (ml)

488 ± 269

565 ± 261

0.1315

D-dimer (μg/ml)

6.50 ± 2.80

5.93 ± 2.71

0.285

NRS at POD 5

1.96 ± 2.45

2.65 ± 2.70

0.195

NRS at POD 10

1.81 ± 2.32

2.54 ± 2.56

0.131

 Extension (°)

−0.93 ± 2.32

−1.59 ± 2.92

0.284

 Flexion (°)

106 ± 15.1

106 ± 14.3

0.886

 Thigh girth at POD 5 (%)

107 ± 4.80

107 ± 5.25

0.84

 Suprapatellar girth at POD 5 (%)

109 ± 4.74

109 ± 4.39

0.556

 Calf girth at POD 5 (%)

102 ± 3.96

103 ± 5.11

0.575

 Thigh girth at POD 10 (%)

104 ± 4.11

103 ± 4.32

0.77

 Suprapatellar girth at POD 10 (%)

107 ± 5.44

106 ± 4.34

0.67

 Calf girth at POD 10 (%)

101 ± 4.75

101 ± 7.15

0.79