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. 2021 May 24;27:10760296211012094. doi: 10.1177/10760296211012094

Table 3.

sTF/FIX Assays Between THA and TKA.

Pre Day 1b Day 1a Day 4 Day 8 Day 15
2nd Derivative Peak Time (sec) THA 51.2 (46.8-55.2) 54.2 (48.2-59.7) 72.3 (67.7-84.4) 74.1 (67.8-84.0) 74.0 (66.3-85.2) 58.7 (53.8-67.4)
P NS NS <0.05 NS NS NS
TKA 51.9 (48.2-56.3) 56.5 (51.3-59.9) 81.9 (73.0-87.5) 73.7 (67.3-81.7) 71.4 (66.6-77.8) 60.9 (56.0-67.7)
2nd Derivative
Peak Height
(mm Absorbance)
PRP 115 (91.1-152) 132 (101-174) 109 (83.3-133) 183 (140-239) 137 (102-181) 139 (101-203)
P NS NS NS <0.05 NS NS
PPP 120 (79.8-149) 117 (88.9-117) 101 (68.7-119) 154 (101-194) 128 (96.2-165) 123 (93.0-160)
1st Derivative Peak Time (sec) PRP 62.2 (57.1-67.3) 66.5 (59.4-73.0) 85.1 (77.6-97.1) 85.5 (80.4-128) 85.4 (77.6-98.8) 69.8 (64.8-81.1)
P NS NS <0.05 NS NS NS
PPP 63.5 (57.4-67.8) 69.2 (63.1-75.1) 92.0 (86.6-101) 88.2 (78.7-99.4) 84.0 (79.0-93.8) 72.2 (67.3-79.6)
1st Derivative Peak Height (mm Absorbance) PRP 147 (117-178) 182 (145-205) 200 (160-235) 330 (274-381) 265 (209-300) 214 (179-261)
P NS NS NS NS NS <0.001
PPP 146 (118-170) 168 (143-193) 174 (151-218) 288 (237-362) 256 (221-279) 197 (156-220)
Fibrin Formation Time (sec) PRP 62.3 (57.9-67.1) 67.3 (60.6-73.7) 85.4 (77.7-97.9) 86.9 (81.0-100) 85.2 (76.2-97.7) 69.4 (64.7-80.3)
P NS NS <0.05 NS NS NS
PPP 63.7 (57.7-68.3) 71.0 (63.7-75.8) 93.6 (87.3-103) 89.4 (79.7-101) 83.6 (80.0-91.1) 71.5 (67.5-78.6)
Fibrin Formation Height (mm Absorbance) PRP 322 (288-365) 329 (286-377) 427 (374-470) 678 (611-739) 582 (510-642) 485 (417-549)
P NS NS NS NS NS <0.001
PPP 322 (283-357) 347 (300-372) 414 (366-491) 633 (585-715) 551 (520-651) 468 (394-568)

Abbreviations: PRP, platelet-rich plasma; PPP, platelet-poor plasma; NS, not significant; THA, total hip arthroplasty; TKA, total knee arthroplasty; sTF/FIX, small tissue factor induced FIX activation.