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Venous Thromboembolism After Knee Arthroscopy in Undiagnosed Familial Thrombophilia.
Orthopedics - 1 Nov 2016
Jetty Vybhav, Glueck Charles J, Freiberg Richard A, Wang Ping
Abstract excerpt
Venous thromboembolism is uncommon after knee arthroscopy, and there are no guidelines for thromboprophylaxis in elective routine knee arthroscopy. Preoperative evaluation of common thrombophilias should provide guidance for postarthroscopy thromboprophylaxis in otherwise healthy patients who are at high risk for venous thromboembolism. This study assessed 10 patients with venous thromboembolism after total hip...
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