Prevalence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Low Risk Patients After Elective Foot and Ankle Surgery

Category: Surgical complications Introduction/Purpose: For patients undergoing elective foot or ankle surgery deep vein thrombosis is a recognised risk with morbidity.The literature is often based on a retrospective review of the clinical notes which can be misleading. Surveillance has not been done...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christopher Kreulen MD, MS, Ilian Dominiq Eusebio MD, DPBO, Jacqueline Hang FRACS(Orth), Abdul Omari NMED, PhD, FACP, FACC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-04-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00007