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Hematologic genetic testing in high-risk patients before knee arthroplasty: a pilot study.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research - 1 Jan 2011
Bedair Hany, Berli Martin, Gezer Sefer, Jacobs Joshua J, Della Valle Craig J
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BACKGROUND: Patients with a personal or familial history of thromboembolism are considered at higher risk for thromboembolic disease after knee arthroplasty. While it remains unclear why some patients develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) despite similar operative procedures and the same prophylactic regimen, we presume one explanation would be genetic predisposition. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES:...
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