Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis with Rivaroxaban in Elective Foot and Ankle Surgery

Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: Oral application for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total hip and knee arthroplasty has high acceptance among patients due to its non-invasive nature, when compared to traditional subcutaneous application of low- molecular-weight heparin (LMWH...

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Main Authors: Martin J. Wiewiorski MD, Leander Muheim, Thomas Huegle, Victor Valderrabano MD PhD, Alexej Barg MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00322