Incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremity in patients undergoing surgeries for ankle fractures

Abstract Objective To investigate the incidence of postoperative deep venous thrombosis (DVP) in patients undergoing surgeries for ankle fractures and identify the associated risk factors. Methods This was a retrospective study. A total of 1451 patients undergoing surgery of ankle fractures from Jan...

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Main Authors: Luo Zixuan, Wei Chen, Yansen Li, Xiaomeng Wang, Weili Zhang, Yanbin Zhu, Fengqi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-020-01809-0