Oral direct thrombin inhibitor ximelagatran compared with warfarin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 May;88(5):1163; author reply 1163-5. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200605000-00039.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / adverse effects*
  • Azetidines / therapeutic use*
  • Benzylamines / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology
  • Pulmonary Embolism / mortality
  • Pulmonary Embolism / prevention & control*
  • Treatment Failure
  • Venous Thrombosis / etiology
  • Venous Thrombosis / prevention & control*
  • Warfarin / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Azetidines
  • Benzylamines
  • ximelagatran
  • Warfarin