A comparison of aspirin against rivaroxaban for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after hip or knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis
Purpose: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients are at an elevated risk of post-operative venous thromboembolism (VTE). Newer thromboprophylactic agents such as rivaroxaban are increasingly used and effective in preventing thromboembolic events but may worsen bleedin...
Main Authors: | Joshua Xu, Aran Kanagaratnam, Jacob Y Cao, Gurpreet S Chaggar, Warwick Bruce |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499019896024 |
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