Lower Activity and Function Scores Are Associated with a Higher Risk of Preoperative Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty

Lower Activity and Function Scores Are Associated with a Higher Risk of Preoperative Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty

This study was performed to investigate the relationship between patients’ activity and function levels and the incidence of preoperative deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prior to total hip arthroplasty (THA). We retrospectively reviewed 500 patients admitted for primary or revision THA from July 2014 t...

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Main Authors: Toshiyuki Kawai, Koji Goto, Yutaka Kuroda, Shuichi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
deep venous thrombosis
total hip arthroplasty
University of California Los Angeles activity score
Oxford Hip Score
preoperative deep venous thrombosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/5/1257

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