Reduction of blood loss with tranexamic acid in primary total hip replacement surgery

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-401

  Claeys, M A ^a   Vermeersch, N ^a   Haentjens, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Deep venous thrombosis; Total hip replacement; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548822195     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680081     Document Type: Article

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