Enoxaparin-induced skin necrosis at injection site after total knee arthroplasty

Enoxaparin is a widely used low-molecular-weight heparin for perioperative thromboembolic prophylaxis. Enoxaparin-induced skin necrosis in the setting of arthroplasty has been rarely reported in the literature with varying outcomes and management decisions. Our patient developed skin necrosis at his...

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Main Authors: Max Haffner, BS, Nasser Heyrani, MD, John P. Meehan, MD, Mauro Giordani, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117301292