A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ASPIRIN AND RIVAROXABAN FOR VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM PROPHYLAXIS AFTER TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY
Keywords:
total knee arthroplasty, hip fracture surgery, deep vein thrombosis, Rivaroxaban, aspirin.Abstract
Patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery, such as total knee arthroplasty (TKA),total hip arthroplasty (TKA), and hip fracture surgery (HFS), are at an elevated risk of developingvenous thromboembolism (VTE).
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