European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 664-668 , November 2010

Doppler Ultrasonography-Aided Early Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism after Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • H. Kume

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Applied Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 5803 5255; fax: +81 3 3818 7182.
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  • Y. Inoue

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Applied Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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  • A. Mitsuoka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Applied Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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  • N. Sugano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Applied Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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  • T. Morito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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  • T. Muneta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan

Received 16 December 2009 ,Accepted 3 August 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.08.002

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 664-668 , November 2010

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