Clinical significance of muscular deep-vein thrombosis after total knee arthroplasty

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-46

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

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical significance and TKA; Muscular DVT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LEG THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD VESSEL; PARAMETER; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34247137146     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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