The University of Cincinnati will lead a national study that could have a major effect on how people, especially teens, recover from ACL surgery. It will soon begin enrolling patients in a clinical trial.
The study will look at the effectiveness of using a surgical drug post-operatively to speed up recovery. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is already regularly used during surgeries to limit bleeding.
“In this study, we’re administering this to patients outside of the operating room in the first week after ACL surgery to try to limit how much bleeding they have in the knee, how much swelling, (and) therefore how much pain they have,” David Bernholt, MD, principal investigator and an associate professor of clinical medicine tells WVXU. “The idea is, hopefully, that leads to earlier increases in motion, and can provide a quicker recovery.”…