Physiologically significant thromboembolic disease following total hip arthroplasty. a prospective study

Ogilvie, J.W.; Higgins, G.L.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 171: 68-71

1982


ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X
PMID: 7140090
Document Number: 191370
A prospective study was performed of 115 patients without previous history of thromboembolic disease undergoing 117 total hip arthroplasties. No prophylactic anticoagulants were used; two patients developed physiologically significant thromboembolic disease. No deaths were encountered. This incidence of 1.7% is significantly (p = 0.05) lower than that of previous reports and compares favorable with the incidence of complications encountered with prophylactic anticoagulation therapy itself.

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