Journal article
Postthrombotic Syndrome After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Cross-sectional Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although the incidence of the postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) has been addressed in patients with symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT), less information is available on the incidence in patients who develop asymptomatic DVT after major hip or knee arthroplasty.
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether symptomatic PTS occurs more frequently in patients who develop DVT after hip or knee arthroplasty than those who are free of DVT and to …
Authors
Ginsberg JS; Gent M; Turkstra F; Buller HR; MacKinnon B; Magier D; Hirsh J
Journal
JAMA Internal Medicine, Vol. 160, No. 5, pp. 669–672
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
March 13, 2000
DOI
10.1001/archinte.160.5.669
ISSN
2168-6106