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  • * The study analyzed four relevant studies involving 687 patients, finding that closed-box prostheses significantly reduced total blood loss compared to open-box prostheses for both unilateral and bilateral TKA.
  • * No notable differences were observed in average transfusion units, length of hospital stay, or total operation time between the two types of prostheses, suggesting closed-box might be more effective specifically for minimizing blood loss.

Article Abstract

Purpose: Postoperative blood loss is a common complication following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The authors aimed to analyze the significance of open versus closed-box prostheses in reducing blood loss after TKA.

Methods: PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched. Observational studies and clinical trials comparing the effect of open-box versus closed-box prostheses on blood loss following TKA were included. The primary outcome was total blood loss following TKA. Secondary outcomes included average transfused units and total operation time. Continuous data were represented as mean difference (MD) and CI, while dichotomous data were presented as odds ratio (OR) and CI. RevMan software version 5.4 was used to conduct the analysis.

Results: Four studies with a total number of 687 patients were included. The pooled analysis showed a statistically significant association between closed-box and decreased total blood loss following TKA compared with open-box (MD=173.19, 95% CI=88.77-257.61, value <0.0001). Similar findings were reported in unilateral TKA (MD=190.63, 95% CI=70.91-310.35, value=0.002), and bilateral TKA (MD=160.79, 95% CI=61.70-359.86, value=0.001). There was no significant difference between open and closed-box regarding average transfused units (MD=0.02, 95% CI=-0.07-0.11, value=0.68), blood transfusion rate (OR=1.38, 95% CI=0.85-2.26, value=0.20), length of stay (MD=0.06, 95% CI=-0.27 to 0.38, value=0.74), and total operation time (MD=1.08, 95% CI=-4.62 to 6.79, value=0.71).

Conclusion: Closed-box reduces the total blood loss following unilateral and bilateral TKA. More studies are warranted to explore the benefits of Closed-box in patients with high bleeding susceptibility.

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