Thrombosis Incidence in Unilateral vs. Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty with Compression Device Prophylaxis

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 474-478

  Levy, Yadin D ^a   Hardwick, Mary E ^a   Copp, Steven N ^a   Rosen, Adam S ^a   Colwell, Clifford W ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile compression device; Simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty; Thrombosis; Unilateral total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MORPHINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; THROMBOSIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84874572649     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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