Multimodal Venous Thromboembolism Thrombophilia Screening Examinations for Prophylaxis with Preoperative Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties

Multimodal Venous Thromboembolism Thrombophilia Screening Examinations for Prophylaxis with Preoperative Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a multimodal venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis including preoperative thrombophilia screening for total hip and knee arthroplasties (THAs and TKAs) and to consider the possibility of utilizing thrombophilic blood markers for preoperative identification o...

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Main Authors: Yasushi Oshima, MD, PhD, Joseph Fetto, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Joint Implant Surgery & Research Foundation 2015-12-01
Series:Reconstructive Review
Subjects:
total hip and knee arthroplasties
multimodal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
thrombophilia screening examinations
factor VIII
prothrombin gene mutation
Online Access:http://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/117

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