Similar Clinical Outcomes with Preoperative and Postoperative Start of Thromboprophylaxis in THA: A Register-based Study.

Background: Elective THA is associated with a high risk of thromboembolic events. Although these events may be less common now than they were in the past, they can be serious, and most patients undergoing the procedure therefore still receive thromboprophylaxis. However, controversy remains regardin...

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Published in:Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research® Vol. 475; no. 9; pp. 2245 - 2253
Main Authors: Borgen, Pål, Pripp, Are, Dybvik, Eva, Leistad, Lilian, Dahl, Ola, Reikerås, Olav, Borgen, Pål O, Pripp, Are H, Dahl, Ola E
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Sep2017
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