Open AccessHigh Risk of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism After Surgery for Spine Metastatic Bone Lesions: A Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Olivier Q. Groot,
Paul T. Ogink,
Nuno Pereira,
Marco Ferrone,
Mitchell B. Harris,
Santiago Lozano-Calderón,
Andrew J. Schoenfeld,
Joseph H. Schwab
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000733
Subject(s) - medicine , chemoprophylaxis , surgery , complication , retrospective cohort study
Cancer and spinal surgery are both considered risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, the risk of symptomatic VTE for patients undergoing surgery for spine metastases remains undefined.