Association between metabolic syndrome and venous thromboembolism after total joint arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of cohort studies

Abstract Objective Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been associated with hypercoagulative status. However, previous studies evaluating the association between MetS and incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) showed inconsistent results. We performed a meta-analysi...

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Published in:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Main Authors: Yipei Yang, Ziyue Li, Haifeng Liang, Jing Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Subjects:
Metabolic syndrome
Total knee arthroplasty
Total hip arthroplasty
Venous thromboembolism
Meta-analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-02097-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-02097-4

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