Prophylaxis of deep-vein thrombosis in fractures below the knee: A prospective randomised controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 388-394

  God, D P ^a   Buckley, R ^b   DeVries, G ^c   Abelseth, G ^d   Ni, A ^a   Gray, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Rockyview General Hospital ^*  (Canada)

^d Rockyview General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; ANKLE INJURY; FRACTURE; LEG INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA FRACTURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; DALTEPARIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049104617     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B3.20820     Document Type: Article

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