Abstract:[Objective] To compare the early outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with or without plugging femoral intramedullary positioning hole. [Methods] From October 2019 to October 2021, a total of 60 patients who were undergoing initial unilateral TKA were included in this study and randomly divided into two groups. Among them, 30 patients used bone plug to seal the femoral intramedullary positioning hole, while other 30 patients had not the hole sealed, and the other surgical manipulations were the same in both groups. The early clinical and blood test results of the two groups were compared. [Results] Although there were no significant differences in operation time, incision length, postoperative walking time, and hospital stay between the two groups (P>0.05), the plugging group proved significantly superior to the non-plugging group in terms of intraoperative blood loss [(278.7±41.3) ml vs (319.7±50.9) ml, P<0.001] and total blood loss [(1 155.7±260.4) ml vs (1 312.0±228.3) ml, P=0.016]. The mean follow-up time was of (10.6±2.4) months. There was no significant difference in VAS and HSS scores between the two groups before surgery (P>0.05), however, the plugging group was significantly better than the non-plugging group in terms of VAS score at 1 day [(6.7±0.4) vs (7.1±0.5), P=0.010] and 7 day [(5.4±0.6) vs (6.3±0.6), P<0.001] postoperatively, and HSS score [(53.7±4.9) vs (49.6±3.7), P<0.001] 1 day after surgery. With regard to blood test, there were no significant differences in Hb, Hct, ESR and CRP between the two groups before surgery (P>0.05), the plugging group was significantly superior to the nonplugging groups regarding Hb, Hct and Hct, ESR and CRP 1, 3 and 5 days after surgery (P<0.05). [Conclusion] Bone plug used to seal the femoral intramedullary positioning hole is simple, but efficient method to reduce blood loss in primary TKA.