Thromboembolic disease prophylaxis in total knee arthroplasty using intraoperative heparin and postoperative pneumatic foot compression

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 651-656

  Westrich, Geoffrey H ^a,b   Menezes, Alia ^a   Sharrock, Nigel ^a   Sculco, Thomas P ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Heparin; Pneumatic compression; Prophylaxis; Thromboembolic disease; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032861666     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(99)90217-6     Document Type: Article

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