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Tag: AAOS

  • Hip and Knee Replacement – DVT Prevention – New Guideline

    Two main guidelines exist which many physicians go by to decide whether a particular patient should get DVT prophylaxis after hip or knee replacement surgery, what method (compression device, or drug) to use, and for how long to give prophylaxis.  (a) One is the ACCP guideline (American College of Chest Physicians), last published in June 2008 [ref…

  • Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery – DVT Prophylaxis – AAOS Guideline

    Two main guidelines exist which many physicians go by to decide whether a particular patient should get DVT prophylaxis after hip or knee replacement surgery, what method (compression device, or pharmacologic agent) to use, and for how long to give prophylaxis.  (a) One is the ACCP guideline (American College of Chest Physicians), last published in June 2008…