The risk of venous thromboembolism following total joint arthroplasty is significantly greater
than those of other types of elective orthopaedic procedures. This risk is increased in obesity …

Background Morbid obesity has been shown to be a risk factor for increased complications
after THA and TKA; however, large studies that would determine the effect size are lacking …

Background Obesity poses a challenge to thromboembolic prophylaxis following total joint
arthroplasty (TJA). The purpose of this study is to evaluate a weight-based aspirin dosing …

Background Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolus (PE) remain an
important cause of morbidity and mortality after THA and TKA. Prior recommendations have …

Background Morbidly obese (body mass index [BMI]> 40 kg/m 2) patients undergoing total
joint arthroplasty (TJA) are at high risk for postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE); …

Methods: A total of 20,043 adult patients who underwent surgery for a below-knee
orthopaedic condition between August 2005 and August 2015 were identified. Retrospective …

Orthopedic joint replacement procedures have increased over the past 10 years
commensurate with the aging population. The incidence of deep vein thrombosis (OVT) has …

Major orthopedic surgery, particularly total joint replacement or hip fracture, represents a
high risk of future development of postoperative venous thromboembolism and warrants the …

Background Prevention of thromboembolic complications after elective lower extremity
arthroplasty has increasingly relied on routine thromboprophylaxis in all patients. Not all …

In the development of innovative treatments, there is an increasing frequency of situations
where two new agents (or more) have been compared with standard therapy based on a …