Sequential foot compression reduces lower limb swelling and pain after total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 333-338

  Tamir, L ^a   Hendel, D ^a,b   Neyman, C ^a   Eshkenazi, A U ^a   Ben Zvi, Y ^a   Zomer, R ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Deep vein thrombosis; Foot compression; Pneumatic compression; Stasis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG EDEMA; LEG PAIN; MALE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032908210     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(99)90060-8     Document Type: Article

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