Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Its Natural History Following Unilateral Primary Total Knee Replacement in Local Chinese Patients—A Prospective Study

Conclusion This prospective study showed that the incidence of DVT after unilateral primary TKR in Hong Kong Chinese patient was high. However, most of them are distal to popliteal vein with low risk of proximal migration. More than half of them resolved at about two months after the operation.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research