Do Pathologic Fractures in Long Bone Following Bony Malignancy Increase the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism? A Comparative Study

Do Pathologic Fractures in Long Bone Following Bony Malignancy Increase the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism? A Comparative Study

Background: Venous thrombosis is a dreaded complication of long bone fractures. The occurrence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) may be high in specific cases such as bone tumors with pathological fractures. In this regard, more work is required to establish its correlation. Scanty data are available th...

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Main Authors: Sanjay Kumar Rai, Tej Pratap Gupta, Bhavya Sirohi, Surbhi Rajauria, Nitish Khandelwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
bone tumor
bony metastasis
deep vein thrombosis
deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis
pathologic long bone fracture
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jotr.jotr_2_22
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