Table 1 Patient demographics and baseline clinical characteristics
TXA group (n = 31 knees) | Control group (n = 30 knees) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 57.4 ± 8.7 | 58.0 ± 8.6 | 0.805 |
Sex (female/male) | 15/16 | 16/14 | 0.800 |
Height (cm) | 161 ± 8.8 | 164 ± 6.5 | 0.139 |
Weight (kg) | 67.7 ± 17.3 | 70.6 ± 16.2 | 0.499 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.8 ± 4.9 | 26.1 ± 5.0 | 0.855 |
Preoperative Hb (g/dl) | 14.2 ± 1.3 | 14.2 ± 1.3 | 0.884 |
Preoperative Ht (%) | 41.7 ± 3.7 | 42.0 ± 3.0 | 0.743 |
Preoperative D-dimer (mg/dl) | 0.5 ± 0.4 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.294 |
Preoperative lower leg circumference | 37.4 ± 3.6 | 36.3 ± 3.3 | 0.354 |
Preoperative VAS at rest | 11.0 ± 16.6 | 16.1 ± 24.0 | 0.378 |
Duration of surgery (min) Medial opening gap width (mm) | 84.1 ± 16.8 8.9 ± 3.4 | 83.7 ± 23.2 8.4 ± 2.5 | 0.934 0.537 |