Factors predisposing to thrombosis after major joint arthroplasty

Managing periprosthetic fractures: perspectives on periprosthetic pelvic fractures

“…These injuries can occur either from the fracture fragments or may be iatrogenic, after surgical maneuver or misplacement of retractors. [45]…”

“…[44] These include thromboembolic events, such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and stroke, as well as the risks of prophylactic antithrombotic therapy, such as heparin-induced thrombocytopenia/thrombosis and bleeding. [44,45] Fat embolism and other problems from the respiratory system, including pneumonia and atelectasis, may also occur. Local complications include surgical wound problems, hematoma formation, delayed wound healing, persistent oozing, and infection.…”

Hypercoagulable Disorders in Orthopaedics: Etiology, Considerations, and Management

“…In fact, posttraumatic hypercoagulability is reported to occur in >25% of injured patients 40 . Additionally, an immune response to anticoagulation therapy itself can create hypercoagulable states in patients without a preexisting HCD 9 . Therefore, a history of an HCD should not be the only indication to trigger consideration of investigation and intervention.…”

“…While there is a considerable amount of guidance on the management of HCDs in other medical specialties, there are limited established guidelines for management in the orthopaedic patient. Although various studies exist examining the effect of certain HCDs on orthopaedic outcomes, there are no large studies examining the prevalence of HCDs in the orthopaedic patient population, nor are there any studies that have sought to determine the likelihood of a VTE in patients with an HCD undergoing orthopaedic procedures [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] .…”