Total knee arthroplasty in a patient with hypofibrinogenemia
Nacca CR, Shah KN, Truntzer JN, Rubin LE. Total knee arthroplasty in a patient with hypofibrinogenemia. Arthroplasty Today 2015, 2: 177-182. PMID: 28326424, PMCID: PMC5247511, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2015.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyFibrinogen levelsKnee arthroplastyElective total knee arthroplastyAcute joint effusionEarly perioperative periodPatient's fibrinogen levelPerioperative windowBleeding complicationsPerioperative periodJoint effusionHigh riskArthroplasty surgeonsPatientsInitial operationHypofibrinogenemiaTarget rangeArthroplastyAvailable literatureWeeksKey contributorComplicationsEffusionLevelsUnique challenges