Incidence of deep venous thrombosis after temporary joint spanning external fixation for complex lower extremity injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1164-1166

  Sems, Stephen Andrew ^a   Levy, Bruce A ^a   Dajani, Khaled ^a   Herrera, Diego A ^c   Templeman, David C ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

DVT; External fixator; LMWH; Trauma

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FIBULA FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE DISLOCATION; LEG FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; TALUS FRACTURE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; INJURY; LEG INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TIBIA FRACTURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ENOXAPARIN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67651027922     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318183801e     Document Type: Article

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