title: Is thromboprophylaxis after knee arthroscopy warranted? Commentary on an article by Gregory B. Maletis, MD, et al.: "Incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism after elective knee arthroscopy".
authors.affiliation: Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Fish
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology*