Verheyen C C P M
Isala klinieken, vakgroep Orthopedie en Traumatologie, Zwolle.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2007 Aug 4;151(31):1731.
The incidence ofvenous thromboembolism following knee arthroscopy and plaster-cast immobilisation of the lower extremity is considerable (10-20%). The available data are insufficient to demonstrate that pharmacological thromboprophylaxis reduces the incidence of venous thromboembolism significantly. Withholding patients thromboprophylaxis in these situations is therefore a reasonable approach.
