Venous thromboembolism following arthroscopic knee surgery: A current concepts review of incidence, prophylaxis, and preoperative risk assessment

Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 331-343

  Graham, William C ^a   Flanigan, David C ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROSCOPY; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE JOINT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84894611981     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0121-2     Document Type: Review

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