Introduction
bleeding, blood loss, varus deformity, knee osteoarthritis, DVT
BLEEDING, BLOOD LOSS, POSTOPERATIVE BLEEDING, KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS, POSTOPERATIVE DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS, DVT
Osteotomy around the knee is a widely employed surgical option for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis exhibiting varus deformity [As a countermeasure for postoperative bleeding, tranexamic acid (TXA) administration plays a key role in various surgical fields [With the recent trend in joint preservation and biological reconstruction in surgical treatment of the knee, the number of types of osteotomy procedures being performed has been increasing in recent years [Postoperative three-dimensional computed tomography after medial opening-wedge distal tibial tuberosity osteotomy for right knee. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of TXA administration in MOWDTO by examining the perioperative amount of bleeding and the incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The hypothesis of this study was that TXA would reduce perioperative total blood loss without increasing the risk of DVT.