Early mobilization after total knee replacement reduces the incidence of deep venous thrombosis

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 526-529

  Chandrasekaran, Sivashankar ^a,b   Ariaretnam, Siva Kumar ^d   Tsung, Jason ^b   Dickison, David ^c  

^a Mona Vale Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^b Mona Vale Hospital   (Australia)

^c Mater Hospital Crows Nest   (Australia)

^d Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Early mobilization; Pulmonary embolism; Thromboembolic complications of total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BED REST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MOBILIZATION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 68749106124     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04982.x     Document Type: Article

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