Prevention of Deep-Vein Thrombosis after Total Knee Arthroplasty in Asian Patients: Comparison of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin and Indomethacin

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 136-140

  Wang, Ching Jen ^a   Wang, Jun Wen ^a   Weng, Lin Hsiu ^a   Hsu, Chia Chen ^a   Huang, Chung Cheng ^a   Yu, Pao Chu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0346333140     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200401000-00020     Document Type: Article

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