Is there any influence of the protein C system on perioperative blood loss in total knee or hip arthroplasty

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Is There Any Influence of the Protein C System on Perioperative Blood Loss in Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty? Ralf Grossmann1, Behrouz Mansouri Taleghani2, Christoph Rader3, Christian Kramer3, Jochen Eulert3, and Franz Keller1 1Central Laboratory of the University Medical Centre, 2Department of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, University Clinics, Wuerzburg, 3Clinic f. Orthopaedic Surgery, Konig-Ludwig-Haus, Wuerzburg, Germany.