The American journal of knee surgery
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Am J Knee Surg
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In a retrospective study of 179 total knee arthroplasties, 70 patients received tranexamic acid (Cyklokapron, Kabi Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden) before the tourniquet was released to reduce postoperative blood loss. A group of 109 patients who underwent surgery before this treatment was introduced served as controls. ⋯ Blood transfusions were reduced from 2 to 0 units (median values). Complications did not differ between the two groups apart from the number of postoperative hematomas.