Understanding the risks of total hip arthroplasty in patients with von Willebrand’s disease

Purpose: Patients with von Willebrand’s disease (VWD) have either a qualitative or quantitative deficiency in a key clotting protein called von Willebrand’s factor. Type Ⅰ disease is the most common variant, but its clinical implications in total hip arthroplasty (THA) are unclear. Our purpose is to...

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Main Authors: Andrew G. Yun MD, Marilena Qutami PA-C, Sean A. Fischer MD, Kory B. Dylan Pasko BS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499020960244