Variables | TXA group (n = 47) | Control group (n = 40) | P-value |
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Demographic characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
 Age (yr) | 40.21 ± 11.14 | 37.78 ± 8.39 | 0.259 |
 Sex (male/female) | 33/14 | 31/9 | 0.442 |
 Side (left/right) | 22/25 | 19/21 | 0.949 |
 Height (m) | 1.68 ± 0.07 | 1.71 ± 0.09 | 0.091 |
 Weight (kg) | 68.32 ± 12.33 | 69.83 ± 9.22 | 0.527 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 24.15 ± 3.40 | 23.88 ± 1.87 | 0.653 |
 Cause (injury/surgery) | 30/17 | 26/14 | 0.910 |
 Duration of limitation (mo) | 12.74 ± 8.35 | 15.28 ± 9.98 | 0.201 |
Preoperative laboratory values | Â | Â | Â |
 Hb (g/L) | 147.83 ± 11.95 | 150.55 ± 10.36 | 0.264 |
 Hct (%) | 44.15 ± 3.17 | 44.85 ± 2.86 | 0.285 |
 CRP (mg/L) | 2.08 ± 1.07 | 1.96 ± 0.80 | 0.565 |
 IL-6 (pg/mL) | 2.37 ± 1.34 | 2.22 ± 0.96 | 0.936 |
Preoperative knee condition | Â | Â | Â |
 ROM in the clinic (°) | 54.89 ± 31.75 | 56.13 ± 24.66 | 0.842 |
 ROM under anesthesia (°) | 60.64 ± 32.56 | 61.25 ± 25.03 | 0.653 |
 VAS pain score | 8.09 ± 7.11 | 7.75 ± 7.33 | 0.830 |
 Lysholm knee score | 62.66 ± 12.35 | 65.28 ± 13.16 | 0.342 |
Surgical data | Â | Â | Â |
 Operative time (min) | 56.89 ± 13.18 | 52.93 ± 10.27 | 0.126 |
 Intraoperative ROM (°) | 126.70 ± 10.44 | 124.63 ± 12.11 | 0.393 |