Comprehensive deep venous thrombosis prevention strategy after total-knee arthroplasty

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 164-168

  Ragucci, Mark V ^a   Leali, Alex ^a   Moroz, Alex ^a   Fetto, Joseph ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Prophylaxis; Thromboembolism; Total Knee

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DRUG PRODUCTS;

ARTHROPLASTY;

SURGERY;

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUMP; REHABILITATION CENTER; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ASPIRIN; BANDAGES; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037371083     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200303000-00002     Document Type: Article

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