The Use of Epoetin-α in Revision Knee Arthroplasty

Table 3

Component revisions.

Characteristic	Epoetin-α	Controls
Component Revisions	Number (%)	Number (%)
Tibia and femur	23 (82.1%)	43 (84.3%); 23 transfused
Femur	1 (3.6%)	1 (1.75%); 1 transfused
Tibia	1 (3.6%)	2 (3.5%); 1 transfused
Patella	1 (3.6%)	3 (5.3%); 1 transfused
Polyethylene exchange	2 (7.1%)	4 (7.01%); 2 transfused