Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Role of Heparin in Hip Frx





Low-molecular-weight heparinoid compared with warfarin for
    prophylaxis of deep-vein thrombosis in patients who are operated on
    for fracture of the hip. A prospective, randomized trial.

Prevention of DVT after elective hip surgery. A randomized trial
    comparing low molecular weight heparin with standard heparin.
    Levine-MN; Neemeh-J; Ann-Intern-Med. 1991 Apr 1; 114(7): 545-51

Prevention of fatal pulmonary embolism in patients with fractures of the
  neck of the femur.

The thromboprophylactic effect of a low-molecular-weight heparin
    (Fragmin) in hip fracture surgery. A placebo-controlled study.




Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.