Screening for deep-venous thrombosis after hip and knee replacement without prophylaxis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 787-791

  Clarke, M T ^a,b   Green, J S ^a   Harper, W M ^a   Gregg, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

CAUSE OF DEATH; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT READMISSION; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0030799364     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B5.7627     Document Type: Article

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