Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a known complication of major orthopedic surgery (MOS) with important clinical and economic consequences. Recently published orthopedic guidelines have ...

Healthcare is trending toward outpatient procedures, and technological advancements in surgical technique and pain management allow orthopedic surgeons to send their patients home within 24 hours of ...

When they happen on the outside, blood clotting can be a good thing to help prevent excessive bleeding after you’ve been injured. Platelets (a type of blood cell) and proteins in your plasma (the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — March is National Blood Clot Awareness Month, and this past year, Corewell Health's Butterworth Hospital has been named a Center of Excellence by the National Blood Clot ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition that causes a clot in a vein (often in your legs), can sometimes develop without warning—especially when you’re traveling or seated for long stretches at a time ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — For all he had already accomplished in life, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama realized he truly had not done much. Lying in a hospital bed awaiting surgery that could ...

Recently published guidelines by the AAOS solely emphasize the prevention of PE. [2] However, the clinical and economic burden of DVT is substantial, as evidenced by the results of this analysis, and ...