Fatal warfarin-induced skin necrosis after total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1070-1073

  A Clark, Jeffrey ^a   Bremner, Barron R B ^b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatal skin necrosis; Total hip arthroplasty (THA); Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; FERROUS SULFATE; FOSINOPRIL; HEPARIN; HYDROCODONE; SIMVASTATIN; TAMOXIFEN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LEG PAIN; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OBESITY; PAIN; SKIN NECROSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036901581     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/arth.2002.34816     Document Type: Article

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