Clinical course of asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis after total knee arthroplasty in Japanese patients.

CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that an extended operation and avascularization time may be a risk factor for bilateral DVT and residual thrombus over 6 months.
PMID: 31084257 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery - April 30, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tateiwa T, Ishida T, Masaoka T, Shishido T, Takahashi Y, Onozuka A, Nishida J, Yamamoto K Tags: J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) Source Type: research