Incidence of deep vein thrombosis after major lower limb orthopedic surgery: Analysis of a nationwide claim registry

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 139-145

  Lee, Seung Yeol ^a   Ro, Du Hyun ^b   Chung, Chin Youb ^b   Lee, Kyoung Min ^b   Kwon, Soon Sun ^b   Sung, Ki Hyuk ^c   Park, Moon Seok ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seonam University of Medicine Myongji Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Hip arthroplasty; Hip fracture surgery; Incidence; Knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84918796787     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.1.139     Document Type: Article

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