The incidence of venous thromboembolism is low when risk stratification-based thromboprophylaxis is used after fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty
Risk stratification-based thromboprophylaxis appears safe for fast-track THA and TKA patients as the incidences of VTEs and clinically relevant bleedings were low.
Authors
- Jukka Huopio
- Hannu Kautiainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-0858)
- Konsta Pamilo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5961-4072)
- Anne Kuitunen
- Annette M. Moisander
- Juha Paloneva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3340-9390)
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- Emergency Services College (FI)
- Coxa Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Central Finland Health Care District (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-08256-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.10