Clinical experience with fondaparinux in antiaggregate patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty

Patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty have a high risk for post-operative venous thromboembolism. The current study addressed the use of fondaparinux post-operatively in 556 patients with antiplatelet therapy in order to prevent deep vein thrombosis as well as demonst...

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Published in:	Italian Journal of Medicine
Main Authors:	Guido Grappiolo, Marco Scardino, Giuseppe Mazziotta, Stefano Quaini, Corrado Lodigiani, Matteo Carlo Ferrari
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAGEPress Publications 2013-09-01
Subjects:	fondaparinux, antiplatelet therapy, postoperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty.
Online Access:	http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/418