Reducing intra-articular hemarthrosis after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by the administration of intravenous tranexamic acid

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2720-2726

  Karaaslan, Fatih ^a   Karaoʇlu, Sinan ^b   Yurdakul, Emre ^c  

^a BOZOK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kayseri Memorial Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Osmaniye State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; hemarthrosis; tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LYSHOLM SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LYSHOLM KNEE SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TRANEXAMIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946072836     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546515599629     Document Type: Article

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