ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology2023
Tranexamic acid has no effect on postoperative pain control after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial.
Article in Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Efficacy of tranexamic acid in improving visual clarity and operative time of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2024Pooled it
- Tranexamic acid in shoulder surgery: a narrative review.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Review
- The impact of tranexamic acid on surgical efficiency and visualization in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2026Article
- Tranexamic acid use in rotator cuff repair: A systematic review of perioperative outcomes.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacies of tranexamic acid (TXA) versus placebo after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR). Methods: This prospective, double-blind, and randomized study was conducted in 70 patients who underwent ARCR from 2021 to 2022 at our hospital. Thirty-four shoulders were randomly assigned to the TXA group, and 36 to the control group; TXA (10 mL) and normal saline (10 mL) were administered locally after surgery and in the control group, respectively. We evaluated visual analog scale pain scores at rest, during activity, and at night and the circumference and diameter of the shoulder joint in both groups preoperatively and at 1, 2, and 3 days, and 1 week after the surgery. We compared and analyzed the results between the groups. Statistical significance was set at a p-value of <0.05. Results: There was no significant difference in the visual analog scale scores at rest, during activity, and at night between the groups (p > 0.05). The circumference and diameter of the shoulder joint were not also significantly different between both groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Local TXA administration in patients who undergo ARCR does not significantly impact postoperative pain levels and the circumference and diameter of the shoulder joint.
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