Total knee arthroplasty in a patient with hypofibrinogenemia

Patients with afibrinogenemia or hypofibrinogenemia present a unique challenge to the arthroplasty surgeon as fibrinogen is a key contributor to hemostasis. Patients with these disorders are known to have a higher risk for postsurgical bleeding complications. We present the case of a patient with hy...

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Main Authors: Christopher R. Nacca, MD, Kalpit N. Shah, MD, Jeremy N. Truntzer, MD, Lee E. Rubin, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344115000734