Prophylactic GSV surgery in elderly candidates for hip or knee arthroplasty
Quarto Gennaro, Amato Bruno, Benassai Giacomo and 4 more
Open Medicine · 2016
doi:10.1515/med-2016-0083 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
Aging is one of the major risk factors for varicose veins. The same is for Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis. Most of the patients undergoing to Hip (THA) or Knee (TKA) arthroplasty are over sixteen. Varicose veins, excluding thrombophilia, are the most significant risk factors for VTE after THA and TKA.
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