The effect of tranexamic acid on artificial joint materials: a biomechanical study (the bioTRANX study)

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 3 The wear factors of plates and pins; parametric t test

	Groups	N	Mean^a	SD^a	Mean difference^a	P value (95 % CI)
Plates wear factor	Placebo	4	0.00100	0.013515	0.0035	0.768 (−0.161 to 0.023)
Plates wear factor	TXA	4	−0.00250	0.008583	0.0035	0.768 (−0.161 to 0.023)
Pins wear factor	Placebo	4	2.15925	0.240433	0.046	0.677 (−0.319 to 0.411)
Pins wear factor	TXA	4	2.11325	0.177184	0.046	0.677 (−0.319 to 0.411)