Table 1 Studies Included for the analysis
From: Does the intramedullary femoral canal plug reduce blood loss during total knee arthroplasty?
Study | Total no. of patients | No. of female patients | Total knee arthroplasty | Outcomes | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
With femoral canal bone plug (n) | Without femoral canal bone plug (n) | |||||
Ko et al. 2003 [7] | 262 | 198 | 128 | 134 | - Hemoglobin reduction - Total drained blood - Drained blood at 24 h postoperatively - Transfusion rate | Bone plug effectively reduced blood loss |
Kumar et al. 2000 [8] | 120 | 74 | 65 | 55 | - Total drained blood - Drained blood at 24 h postoperatively | Bone plug was effective in reducing blood loss |
Torres-Claramunt et al. 2014 [9] | 134a | 96 | 67 | 67 | - Hemoglobin reduction - Total drained blood - Drained blood at 24 h postoperatively - Transfusion rate | Bone plug had no effect on blood loss or transfusion rate |
Li et al. 2017 [4] | 120 | 91 | 60 | 60 | - Hemoglobin reduction, - Total drained blood, - Transfusion rate | Bone plug significantly reduced blood loss and transfusion rate |
Tanasubsinn et al. 2017 [10] | 81 | 61 | 41 | 40 | - Total drained blood - Transfusion rate | Bone plug did not reduce either blood loss or transfusion rate |