Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Table 2 Preoperative and postoperative (6 weeks) range of motion (ROM) and patientreported outcome measures (PROM) in non-TXA and TXA groups

From: Tranexamic acid is associated with selective increase in inflammatory markers following total knee arthroplasty (TKA): a pilot study

	Non-TXA	TXA	p value
Preoperative:
ROM
Flexion (°)	115 ± 5	121 ± 5	0.411
Extension (°)	5 ± 1	2 ± 1	0.046*
KOOS Total	46 ± 6	41 ± 4	0.470
KOOS Pain	10 ± 2	8 ± 1	0.417
KOOS Function	32 ± 4	29 ± 3	0.457
KOOS Movement	4 ± 0.7	4 ± 0.4	1.000
OKS	22 ± 3	29 ± 3	0.457
EQ5D 3L VAS	64 ± 7	67 ± 4	0.760
Postoperative 6 weeks:
ROM
Flexion (°)	104 ± 5	110 ± 4^§	0.297
Extension (°)	7 ± 1	4 ± 1	0.134
KOOS Total	26 ± 4^§	17 ± 3^§	0.096
KOOS Pain	5 ± 1^§	4 ± 1^§	0.304
KOOS Function	18 ± 3^§	11 ± 2^§	0.098
KOOS Movement	3 ± 0.5	2 ± 0.3^§	0.063
OKS	27 ± 2	32 ± 2	0.097
EQ5D 3L VAS	67 ± 7	75 ± 4	0.339
FJS	62 ± 4	52 ± 6	0.170

Data represents mean ± SEM
KOOS The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcomes Score, OKS Oxford Knee Score, EQ5D (3L) EuroQol 5-Dimension 3-Level Assessment, FJS Forgotten Joint Score. p < 0.05 between non-TXA and TXA group; ^§p < 0.05 compared with preoperative value

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