Publications by authors named "Ryan D Bauman"

Background: Administration of tranexamic acid topically and intravenously has demonstrated effectiveness in decreasing blood loss and transfusion rates.

Methods: We randomized 131 patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty to receive either intracapsular (69) or intravenous tranexamic acid (62). Postoperative blood loss was calculated using the formula derived by Nadler et al.

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Background: High-flexion TKA prostheses are designed to improve flexion and clinical outcomes. Increased knee flexion can increase implant loads and fixation stresses, creating concerns of premature failure. Whether these goals can be achieved without premature failures is unclear.

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Unlabelled: Management of large bone defects in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) usually has involved modular prostheses with metal augments, structural allografts, and megaprostheses. We retrospectively reviewed the outcome of treatment of major bone defects for 74 patients (79 knees) who had revision TKAs with structural allografts; nine patients were lost to followup before 5 years, leaving 65 patients (70 knees, or 88%) followed for a minimum of 5 years or until revision or death. Medical records, radiographs, patient surveys, and correspondence were used for all data.

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