Perioperative D-Dimer Levels in Patients with Musculoskeletal Tumors
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Perioperative D-Dimer Levels in Patients with Musculoskeletal Tumors
BACKGROUND D-dimer (DD) levels have been reported as a sensitive but non-specific indicator for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Few reports have examined perioperative DD levels in musculoskeletal tumor. MATERIALS/METHODS Subjects comprised 77 patients who had undergone oncological resection of musculoskeletal tumor. DD levels were assessed preoperatively and on postop...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Orthopaedics Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1874-3250
DOI: 10.2174/1874325000802010130