Does Intramedullary Reaming in Total Knee Arthroplasty Increase Postoperative Bleeding? A Propensity Score–Matched Cohort Study
Postoperative blood loss did not differ between patients who underwent TKA with femoral intramedullary reaming and those without. This study supports the notion that surgeons can use familiar surgical techniques, including conventional intramedullary rods, without the need for specialized instrument, even for patients at high risk of allogeneic transfusion.
Authors
- Takuya Kusakabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0218-1090)
- Masayoshi Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3831-1624)
- Hiroyuki Ogawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0370-835X)
- Naoyuki Hirasawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8468-8521)
- Sachiyuki Tsukada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1186-5232)
- Masahiro Nishino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6144-0374)
Institutions
- Kinan Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101647
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00