Risk Factors for Deep Venous Thrombosis Following Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: An Analysis of 56,000 patients

Background Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are recognized as major causes of morbidity and mortality in orthopaedic trauma patients. Despite the high incidence of these complications following orthopaedic trauma, there is a paucity of literature investigating the c...

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Main Authors: Whiting, White-Dzuro, Greenberg, VanHouten, Avilucea, Obremskey, Sethi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Archives of Trauma Research
Online Access: http://archtrauma.com/?page=article&article_id=32915