TY - T1 - Venous thromboembolismafter surgical treatment of non-spinal skeletal metastases : An underdiagnosed complication SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/223962 T3 - A1 - Ratasvuori, Maire; Lassila, Riitta; Laitinen, Minna A2 - PB - Y1 - 2016 LA - eng AB - Introduction and aim: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a severe complication associated both with major orthopaedic surgery and cancer. However, survival and postoperative complications of skeletal metastases despite their thrombogenic potential, have received little attention in both the clinical management and research setting. This single-centre observational cohort study aimed to evaluate the incidence and impact of VTE in association with cancer surgery targeted to the management of fracture... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Metastasis; Orthopaedic surgery; Venous thromboembolism; Pulmonary embolism; Survival; PULMONARY-EMBOLISM; CANCER-PATIENTS; RISK-FACTORS; JOINT REPLACEMENT; MAJOR TRAUMA; THROMBOSIS; SURGERY; CHEMOTHERAPY; PROPHYLAXIS; MALIGNANCY; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine; 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology N1 - PP - ER -