Vol. 1, Issue 1, Part G (2014)

Materials and Methods: The prospective research of pharmacological prevention of deep vein thrombosis in arthroplasty was conducted by the Department of Orthopaedics at Tagore Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, between September 2013 and August 2014. During this period, 54 patients selected through intentional random sampling received prophylactic treatment for deep vein thrombosis during arthroplasty.

Results: Because of this, Doppler ultrasound should be done before surgery to look for any deep vein thrombosis, especially in people who are having surgery on the same or the opposite lateral joint. Despite the small size of our study sample, our results show that the rate of DVT in Indian patients is significantly lower than that seen in American and European populations.

Conclusion:Nonetheless, it's critical to keep up a high index of suspicion for DVT and pulmonary embolism as well as ongoing clinical observation. Duplex sonography should ideally be performed on all elderly and high-risk patients receiving total joint arthroplasty or surgery for lower limb fractures between the seventh day and the third postoperative week.