fibular fracture
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Complications
- risk of deep vein thrombosis = 0.6%[1]
Management
- anticoagulation unnecessary[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Selby R et al. Symptomatic venous thromboembolism uncommon without thromboprophylaxis after isolated lower-limb fracture: The Knee-to-Ankle Fracture (KAF) cohort study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014 May 21; <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24875035 <Internet> http://jbjs.org/content/96/10/e83
Selby R et al. PAPER 031: CLINICALLY-IMPORTANT VENOUS THROMBOEMOLISM (CIVTE) FOLLOWING ISOLATED LEG FRACTURES DISTAL TO THE KNEE: EPIDEMIOLOGY & PREVENTION: THE D-KAF (DALTEPARIN IN KNEE- TO-ANKLE FRACTURE) TRIAL. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2010 vol. 92-B. no. SUPP I 7 http://www.bjjprocs.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/92-B/SUPP_I/7.3.abstract