Thromboembolic complications after bilateral knee arthroscopic surgery patients

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 894-897

  Ji, Jong Hun ^a   Shafi, Mohamed ^a   Sung, Jin Hyung ^a   Moon, Chang Yun ^a   Park, Sang Eun ^a   Lee, Yeon Soo ^a  

^a Daejeon St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Deep venous thrombosis; Knee arthroscopy; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; VEIN THROMBOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SURGERY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77953915929     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-1025-4     Document Type: Article

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