The preoperative prevalence of deep vein thrombosis in patients with femoral neck fractures and delayed operation

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 605-607

  Zahn, Helmut R ^a,d   Skinner, John A ^b   Porteous, M J ^c  

^a East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d School House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032836664     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00163-1     Document Type: Article

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