Aspirin used for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in total hip arthroplasty decreases heterotopic ossification

BACKGROUND: Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a known complication of total hip arthroplasty (THA) that can lead to persistent pain, stiffness, nerve impingement, and instability. Aspirin (ASA) has become an increasingly popular method of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis, given its availabili...

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Published in:Arthroplast Today
Main Authors: Vaz, Kenneth M., Brown, Matthew L., Copp, Steven N., Bugbee, William D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7303487/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32577463
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2020.01.010
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