Preoperative erythrocyte sedimentation rate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis predicts deep vein thrombosis following total knee arthroplasty
CONCLUSION: An increased preoperative ESR value is a risk factor for DVT in patients with knee RA following unilateral TKA. Pre-surgery control of ESR level and prevention of postoperative DVT in these patients are worthy of attention.PMID:34958010 | DOI:10.3233/CH-211286
Source: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation - Category: Hematology Authors: Pu Ying Tong Lu Yue Xu Yiming Miu Yi Xue Zhihui Huang Wenge Ding Xiaoyu Dai Source Type: research
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