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Symptomatic venous thromboembolism and mortality in orthopaedic surgery – an observational study of 45 968 consecutive procedures

Lasse J. Lapidus, Sari Ponzer, Hans Pettersson, Edin de Bri

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders · 2013 · 91 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

The overall incidence of VTE is low after orthopaedic surgery but our study highlights surgical procedures after which the risk for VTE remains high and improved thromboprophylaxis is needed.

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