Commentary: Clinical and financial benefits of intra-articular tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 2-

  Yan, Chun Hoi ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG SHENZHEN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; KNEE REPLACEMENT; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84964756596     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: 23094990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/230949901602400102     Document Type: Note

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