Review Article
New Oral Anticoagulants for Thromboprophylaxis after Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Table 1
Deep vein thrombosis frequencies following prophylaxis with different agents after total hip and knee arthroplasties [
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| | DVT frequency after total hip arthroplasty | DVT frequency after total knee arthroplasty | | Prevalence (%) | Relative risk reduction (%) | Prevalence (%) | Relative risk reduction (%) |
| | Acetylsalicylic acid | 40.2 | 26 | 56.0 | 13 | | Low molecular weight heparins | 16.1 | 70 | 30.6 | 52 | | Warfarin | 22.1 | 59 | 46.8 | 27 |
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DVT, deep vein thrombosis.
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