Postoperative start compared to preoperative start of low-molecular-weight heparin increases mortality in patients with femoral neck fractures: An observational study of 20,241 hemiprostheses reported to the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register
Background and purpose — Controversies exist regarding thromboprophylaxis in orthopedic surgery. Using data in the nationwide Norwegian Hip Fracture Register (NHFR) with postoperative death and reoperation in the first 6 months after surgery as endpoints in the analyses, we determined whether the th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Medical Journals Sweden
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2016.1235427 |