
General Orthopaedics
No significant mean changes in hand grip and vigor from baseline between use of EPO and PA
J Arthroplasty. 2007 Apr;22(3):325-33251 patients undergoing primary unilateral total knee or hip arthroplasty were randomly assigned to receive treatment of either erythropoietin (EPO) or preoperative autologous donation (PAD) to examine the outcomes of vigor scores and hand grip strength. Results showed that mean changes in the outcomes of handgrip and vigor from baseline were not significantly different between the PAD or EPO treatment.
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