Does Anticoagulant Medication Alter Fracture-Healing? A Morphological and Biomechanical Evaluation of the Possible Effects of Rivaroxaban and Enoxaparin Using a Rat Closed Fracture Model.

Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is routinely used to prevent thromboembolism in orthopaedic surgery, especially in the treatment of fractures or after joint-replacement. Impairment of fracture-healing due to increased bone-desorption, delayed remodelling and lower calcification caused by direct...

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Main Authors: Peter Michael Prodinger, Rainer Burgkart, Kilian Kreutzer, Franz Liska, Hakan Pilge, Andreas Schmitt, Martina Knödler, Boris Michael Holzapfel, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Thomas Tischer, Oliver Bissinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4959754?pdf=render