Metabolic Syndrome and the Incidence of Symptomatic Deep Vein Thrombosis Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Objective. We asked if patients with metabolic syndrome undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) have an increased risk for symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) at 3 months followup. Methods. We reviewed 1460 patients from our joint registry undergoing primary, unilateral TKR between 1998â2006. D...

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Published in:	Journal of rheumatology Vol. 36; no. 10; pp. 2298 - 2301
Main Authors:	GANDHI, Rajiv, RAZAK, Fahad, TSO, Peggy, DAVEY, J. Roderick, MAHOMED, Nizar N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto, ON The Journal of Rheumatology 01-10-2009 Journal of Rheumatology Publishing
Subjects:	Aged Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Body Mass Index Cardiology. Vascular system Diseases of the osteoarticular system Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Incidence Logistic Models Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Metabolic Syndrome - complications Middle Aged Miscellaneous Other metabolic disorders Registries Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Venous Thrombosis - epidemiology Venous Thrombosis - prevention & control Endocrinopathy Total knee arthroplasty Knee arthroplasty Rheumatology Deep vein thrombosis Metabolic diseases Cardiovascular disease Metabolic syndrome Epidemiology Venous disease Incidence Vascular disease Symptomatology Orthopedic surgery Treatment Venous thrombosis
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