Deep vein thrombosis and heterotopic ossification in spinal cord injury: A 3 year experience at the Swiss Paraplegic Centre Nottwil

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-198

  Riklin, C ^a   Baumberger, M ^a   Wick, L ^a   Michel, D ^a   Sauter, B ^a   Knecht, H ^a  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

d dimer; Deep vein thrombosis; Heterotopic ossification; Hypercoagulability; Low molecular weight heparin; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SWITZERLAND; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037347006     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101421     Document Type: Article

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