VTE Prevention: Is Aspirin Really That Good?
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. In response to a three recent studies, the following commentary comes from …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Orthopaedic Patients Taking Anticoagulants
Perioperative anticoagulation for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery remains a challenge. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to provide definitive recommendations for …
Blood-Vessel Anomaly Boosts DVT Risk after ACL Reconstruction
The overall rate of symptomatic lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) following arthroscopic ACL procedures is reported to be <0.3%, and …
Aspirin’s Effectiveness in VTE Prevention Varies by Procedure
A recent meta-analysis of eight randomized trials (1,408 total patients) compared aspirin to anticoagulants such as warfarin and dabigatran for …