Management of heterotopic ossification and venous thromboembolism following acquired brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-230

  Cullen, Nora ^a,b   Bayley, Mark ^a,b   Bayona, Nestor ^c,d   Hilditch, Maureen ^c   Aubut, Joanne ^e  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Brain injuries; Craniocerebral trauma; Heterotopic; Ossification; Prophylaxis; Thromboembolism; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CERTOPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; ETIDRONIC ACID; HEPARIN; HEPARIN CALCIUM; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEPTIC ULCER; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 33947432701     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050701202027     Document Type: Article

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