Increased incidence of venous thromboembolism following hip or knee arthroplasty in winter

Background: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) cause significant morbidity and mortality following arthroplasty. A seasonal variation in the rate of PE in arthroplasty patients in the northern hemisphere has been reported. We hypothesized that there would be a similar seasonal va...

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Main Authors: Christopher Wynne Jones, Richard Parsons, Piers J Yates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499020920749