Deep venous thrombosis after surgery for Achilles tendon rupture: A provoked transient event with minor long-term sequelae

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1493-1499

  Persson, Lena M ^a   Lapidus, L J ^a   Larfars G ^a   Rosfors, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Color duplex ultrasonography; Non invasive venous examination; Post thrombotic syndrome; Postoperative deep venous thrombosis; Venous plethysmography

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTTHROMBOTIC SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN; TENDON INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 80051585271     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04376.x     Document Type: Article

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