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Editor's Choice Foot and Ankle Trauma

Preventing VTE in Below-the-Knee Surgery

March 20, 2019 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) following hip fractures and hip/knee arthroplasty—both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE)—has been relatively well studied. We therefore have a

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Tranexamic Acid: Effective—and Safe—in THA

October 22, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Prior research has established that total hip arthroplasty (THA), in and of itself, is associated with a small increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Hence

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Editor's Choice Oncology

JBJS Editor’s Choice—VTE Risk with Metastatic Skeletal Lesions: Fix Prophylactically or Not?

February 22, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In the February 15, 2017 issue of The Journal, Aneja et al. utilize a large administrative database to examine the critical question of venous thromboembolism

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Need to Know

FDA Approves Pradaxa for Thromboprevention After Hip Replacement

November 25, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The FDA this week approved dabigatran (Pradaxa) for prevention of DVT and pulmonary embolism following hip arthroplasty surgery. The approval follows FDA analysis of two

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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

Aspirin’s Effectiveness in VTE Prevention Varies by Procedure

August 18, 2014August 20, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

A recent meta-analysis of eight randomized trials (1,408 total patients) compared aspirin to anticoagulants such as warfarin and dabigatran for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after

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