D-Dimer in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis following total hip and knee replacement: A prospective study

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-126

  Rafee, A ^a   Herlikar, D ^b   Gilbert, R ^c   Stockwell, R C ^d   McLauchlan, George J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b FURNESS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Chorley S Ribble Dist Gen Hosp   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D Dimer; Deep vein thrombosis; Total hip replacement; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL VALUE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 41349115706     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X261627     Document Type: Article

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