Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (13): 2000-2005.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.13.006

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Seasonal variation in the occurrence of deep venous thrombosis after total hip and knee arthroplasty

Qiao Zhi, Wang Yi-sheng, Yin Li, Chen Qiang, Wang Yong-sheng, Wang Xiu-li, Zhang Chi   

  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
  • Received:2014-01-14 Online:2014-03-26 Published:2014-03-26
  • Contact: Wang Yi-sheng, M.D., Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
  • About author:Qiao Zhi, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are certainly related to seasons.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether there is a seasonal pattern for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) after total hip and knee arthroplasty.
METHODS: We retrospected 866 patients (1 114 joints) underwent total hip and knee arthroplasty. There were 506 cases of total hip arthroplasty, including 287 male cases and 219 female cases, and 608 cases of total knee arthroplasty, including 133 male cases and 475 female cases. The average age was (60.98±0.87) years. After arthroplasty, patients were given color Doppler ultrasound in the deep veins of the lower limbs and pelvis to analyze the correlation between occurrence of deep vein thrombosis and seasons.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There was a significant difference in the incidence of deep vein thrombosis in summer and winter (χ²=7.190, P=0.007), in summer and spring (χ²=6.995, P=0.008), as well as in summer and autumn (χ²=5.663, P=0.017). No statistical differences were tested in spring and autumn, in autumn and winter, and in spring and winter (P > 0.05). These findings indicate that there is a seasonal variation of deep venous thrombosis after arthroplasty, and the highest incidence of deep vein thrombosis is in winter.


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程


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Key words: arthroplasty, replacement, hip, prostheses and implants, venous thrombosis, seasons

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