Reduction of Blood Loss by Tranexamic Acid Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Gianakos A, Hurley E, Haring R, Yoon R, Liporace F. Reduction of Blood Loss by Tranexamic Acid Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. JBJS Reviews 2018, 6: e1. PMID: 29738409, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.rvw.17.00103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIA TXATotal knee arthroplastyTotal blood lossTotal hip arthroplastyBlood lossTranexamic acidKnee arthroplastyIA administrationStandardized mean differenceHospital stayThromboembolic complicationsHip arthroplastyTXA administrationCohort studyDrain outputTotal hipIntra-articular tranexamic acidWeight-based protocolRetrospective cohort studyProspective cohort studySymptomatic thromboembolic complicationsOverall blood lossCochrane Library databasesTherapeutic Level IIIStandard doseDifferentiating Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture from Osteonecrosis May Help Avoid Unnecessary Total Hip Arthroplasty
Moya-Angeler J, Haring R, Li A, Greditzer IV H, Lane J, Gianakos A. Differentiating Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture from Osteonecrosis May Help Avoid Unnecessary Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Hip Surgery 2018, 02: 047-053. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubchondral insufficiency fractureInsufficiency fracturesClinical featuresMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findingsLow signal intensity bandResonance Imaging FindingsX-ray findingsBone mineral densityTotal hip arthroplastyNonoperative managementRadiologic featuresImaging findingsMineral densityOperative procedureHip arthroplastyHigher oddsOsteonecrosisFemoral headMRI analysisBlinded radiologistsPatientsMRI