title: Who Will Guard the Guardians? Commentary on an article by Courtland G. Lewis, MD, et al.: "evaluation of the first-generation AAOS clinical guidelines on the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolic events in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty. Experience with 3289 patients from a single institution".
authors.affiliation: Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Brian Meldan
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Devitt
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control*