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The 2007 John Charnley Award. Factors leading to low prevalence of DVT and pulmonary embolism after THA: analysis of genetic and prothrombotic factors.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research - 1 Dec 2007
Kim Young-Hoo, Kim Jun-Shik
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We evaluated 136 hips (104 patients) to determine the prevalence of and contributing factors in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in those who were not given thromboprophylaxis when undergoing primary cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA). We performed coagulation assays, a full blood count, blood typing, and serum chemical profile tests for all patients on three separate occasions....
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