Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeries

Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a rare but potentially lethal complication following orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery. Surgeons continue to debate the types of patients and procedures in which it is appropriate to use chemical thromboprophylaxis. A recent meta...

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Main Authors: Ashish Shah MD, Samuel Huntley BSc, Harshadkumar Patel MD, Eildar Abyar MD, Eva Lehtonen BS, Robert Stibolt MS, Sung Lee BS, Andrew Moon BS, Adam Archie BS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00108