Should venous doppler ultrasonography be routinely applied before lower extremity major orthopedic surgery?

Hip-knee arthroplasty and knee arthroscopy (KA) is frequently applied in the orthopaedic surgery. The approach does not exist related with the preoperative asymptomatic deep venous thrombosis (DVT). In this study, the patients who would undergo surgery lower extremity were screened for asymptomatic...

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Published in:	Nigerian medical journal Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 32 - 36
Main Authors:	Göçer, Hasan, Yazici, Ali Kemal, Polat, Ahmet Veysel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nigeria Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01-01-2017 Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects:	Care and treatment Doppler ultrasonography Original Orthopedic appliances Venous thrombosis Doppler ultrasonography Deep venous thrombosis preoperative screening
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