Skin necrosis associated with thromboprophylaxis after total knee replacement.

Karuppiah, S V; Johnstone, A J

Karuppiah, S V; Johnstone, A J.

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Karuppiah SV; Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK ; 4, Drake Close, Hethersette, Norwich NR9 3JS, UK.
Johnstone AJ; Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK.

Case Rep Orthop ; 2014: 139218, 2014.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24804131

RESUMEN

Thromboprophylaxis are routinely given to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients after total hip and knee replacement surgeries. Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) (fractioned heparin) is effective in the prevention and treatment of VTE. The predicable effect of LMWH has popularized it for routine clinical use. Although LMWH has lesser complication rate, compared to unfractioned heparin (UFH), sporadic clinical complication has been reported. We report a rare case of skin necrosis secondary to use of LMWH tinzaparin used for routine thromboprophylaxis after total knee replacement.

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Case Rep Orthop Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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