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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics2025

A therapeutic assessment of tranexamic acid on functional recovery after rotator cuff repair surgery: A study of early and mid-term follow-up.

Jinkun Guo, Meng Que, Jinyan Guo, ZhongFan Liu, Yan-Jun Che

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  1. Tranexamic acid in shoulder surgery: a narrative review.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026
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Jinkun GuoDepartment of Orthopaedic Medicine Center, Clinical Medical College of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Brain Hospital of Hunan Provincial, Changsha, Hunan, 410007, PR China.
Meng QueDepartment of Orthopaedic Medicine Center, Clinical Medical College of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Brain Hospital of Hunan Provincial, Changsha, Hunan, 410007, PR China.
Jinyan GuoShanXi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Third Clinical College, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030000, PR China.
ZhongFan LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics II, CiLi County People's Hospital, ZhangJiaJie, Hunan, 427000, PR China.
Yan-Jun CheOrthopedics and Sports Medicine Center, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 242 Guangji Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215008, PR China.

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Purpose: To perform therapeutic assessment of tranexamic acid on functional recovery after rotator cuff repair surgery in terms of early and mid-term follow up. Methods: From December 2021 to April 2023, a total of 40 patients with rotator cuff injury were enrolled and randomly assigned to two groups with equal number of patients, and all patients received shoulder arthroscopic surgery before receiving either tranexamic acid or normal saline managements. Patients in the experimental group, group A, treated with 2g tranexamic acid (diluted with normal saline to 20ml) via intra-articular injection, while patients in the control group (group B) received 20ml normal saline management. The whole process was conducted in accordance with randomized double-blind controlled trials. Clinical outcomes were assessed preoperatively and postoperatively via American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, a UCLA shoulder rating, a CONSTANT score, and visual analog scale (VAS). Early and mid-term follow-up were performed at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after surgery. Results: The ASES score and CONSTANT score at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after operation in the tranexamic acid group were higher than those in the normal saline group (p < 0.05). Meanwhile, the UCLA score at 3 months and 6 months after operation in the tranexamic acid group was higher than that in the normal saline group (p < 0.05). In addition, the muscle strength score and external rotation value at 6 months after operation in the tranexamic acid group and normal saline group were higher than those in the normal saline group (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the VAS score between the two groups at each observation cut-off point (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Injection of tranexamic acid after rotator cuff repair surgery plays an positive role on the recovery of patients muscle strength and tone as well as shoulder flexibility. Therapeutic assessment demonstrates the favorable clinic efficacy either early or mid-term follow-up.

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Rotator cuff injuryShoulder arthroscopySynarthrophysiTranexamic acid

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PMID40051640
PMCPMC11880330

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