Thromboembolism After Intramedullary Nailing for Metastatic Bone Lesions

Conclusions:
There is a high rate of VTE among those with skeletal metastatic disease who undergo intramedullary nailing, even while receiving postoperative thromboembolic prophylaxis. Current anticoagulation protocols may be inadequate. Wound-complication risk with anticoagulant use in this population is low and should not be a deterrent to adequate anticoagulant use for this population.

Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - September 16, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Shallop, B., Starks, A., Greenbaum, S., Geller, D. S., Lee, A., Ready, J., Merli, G., Maltenfort, M., Abraham, J. A. Tags: Oncology, Trauma Scientific Articles Source Type: research