title: Comparison of Venous Thromboembolism after Total Artificial Joint Replacement between Musculoskeletal Tumors and Osteoarthritis of the Knee by a Single Surgeon.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare and evaluate the event of VTE (Venous Thromboembolism Event) after total artificial joint replacement between two groups diagnosed with either musculoskeletal tumors or osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. From 2004 to 2014, a total of 1,402 patients (308 in tumor group, 1,094 in OA group) were involved in this study. The rate of asymptomatic DVT (Deep vein thrombosis) was significantly higher in tumor group when compared with OA group. Though both the incidence of symptomatic DVT and PE (Pulmonary embolism) were slightly higher in tumor group, no significant difference was detected. Tumor patients suffered an almost equal risk of VTE compared with OA patients except a higher rate of asymptomatic DVT after total artificial joint replacement. For patients with tumor, no significant association was observed between any potential risk factor and DVT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200080, China.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: The tenth People's Hospital affiliated with Tong Ji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
authors.forename: Yiqiong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200080, China.
authors.forename: Jiakang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200080, China.
authors.forename: Zhengdong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200080, China.
authors.forename: Yingqi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hua
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology*