title: Incidence of deep venous thrombosis in Chinese patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery for cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated the incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients undergoing arthroscopic cruciate ligament surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 282 patients were examined by color Doppler ultrasound preoperatively and 3 and 7 days postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  DVT was present in 34 of 282 patients (12.1 %); of these, 11 (32.6 %) underwent reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), alone or in conjunction with the medial or lateral collateral ligament (MCL or LCL, respectively; 17.6 %); eight (23.5 %) of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL); four (11.8 %) of the PCL-MCL/LCL; and five (14.7 %) of the ACL-MCL. In patients with tourniquets applied for <90, 90-120, and >120 min, the incidence of DVT was 5.6, 12.8, and 17.4 %, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence of DVT in normal patients undergoing ACL surgery was 12.1 %. A higher incidence was observed among cases of multiligament reconstruction, especially those involving the PCL, as well as in patients with tourniquets applied for more than 2 h. Based on these findings, prophylactic measures for DVT may be considered after arthroscopic knee surgery in order to decrease the incidence of DVT if specific risk factors are present.
  
  
  METHODS
  IV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
authors.forename: Jiang-tao
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-qian
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Men
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-zuo
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China. Brick_246@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Shi-jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D012307:Risk Factors; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Arthroscopic knee surgery; Cruciate ligament reconstruction; Deep venous thrombosis