Pulmonary thromboembolism after spinal instrumentation surgery

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 380-383

  Arai, Yasuhisa ^a   Shitoto, Katsuo ^a   Muta, Tomoya ^a   Kurosawa, Hisashi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complication; Pulmonary thromboembolism; Spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK FACTOR; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 0032700726     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760050120     Document Type: Article

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