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Symptomatic venous thromboembolism following a hip fracture: Incidence and risk factors in 5,300 patients
Get PDFBackground and purpose Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality following hip fracture. Previous work has not identified any risk factors associated with the type of hip fracture. We report the incidence of and risk factors for development of symptomatic VTE in patients following a hip fracture
Post-operative deep vein thrombosis in patients over sixty years of age diagnosed with closed distal femur fractures undergoing open reduction internal fixation
No full textHigh prevalence of deep vein thrombosis in elderly hip fracture patients with delayed hospital admission
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