Risk assessment and management of preoperative venous thromboembolism following femoral neck fracture

Risk assessment and management of preoperative venous thromboembolism following femoral neck fracture

Abstract Background Limited studies are available to investigate the prevalence of preoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures. Our primary aim was to determine the incidences of VTE and its risk or protective factors in such patient population. The seco...

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Main Authors: Ze-Nan Xia, Ke Xiao, Wei Zhu, Bin Feng, Bao-Zhong Zhang, Jin Lin, Wen-Wei Qian, Jin Jin, Na Gao, Gui-Xing Qiu, Xi-Sheng Weng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0998-4

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