Global Management of Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient Populations: a New, Comprehensive Approach to Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis.
Venous thromboembolic disease remains a common and potentially fatal complication after total joint arthroplasty. The incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has been reported to be between 5% and 60% in a number of studies using a variety of prophylaxis regimens. Symptomatic pulmonary embolism has been documented as high as 23%, while fatal pulmonary embolism, although relatively infrequent, remains one of the most catastrophic complications of total joint arthroplasty.
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Alexander
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Adult Joint Reconstruction Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY.
Lombardi
Paul
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Sculco
Thomas P
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