Are bilateral total joint arthroplasty patients at a higher risk of developing pulmonary embolism following total hip and knee surgery?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 900-902

  Yeager, Alyssa M ^a   Ruel, Allison V ^a   Westrich, Geoffrey H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Pulmonary embolism; Total hip arthroplasty; Total knee arthroplasty; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BILATERAL TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY; BILATERAL TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY; BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL HIP SURGERY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOTAL KNEE SURGERY; UNILATERAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; UNILATERAL TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY;

BILATERAL; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84899067897     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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