Author & Year

Sample Size

Level of Evidence

Conclusion

Ueyama et al., 2018 [31]

159

III

No requirement for blood transfusion and no difference in incidence of DVT/PE

Moo et al., 2018 [29]

60

III

No patients developed wound complications or major morbidity in the early post operative period (30 days)

Kawaguchi et al., 2017 [24]

67

III

Less blood loss, no complications, no difference in 1-year post operative ROM, Knee society score, or knee function score

Goh et al., 2018 [26]

114

II

No complications, no difference in 2-year post operative ROM, Knee society score, knee function score, or oxford knee score

Ikawa et al., 2017[10]

241

I

Decreased blood loss, no requirement for transfusion, no incidence of DVT/PT