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      Aspirin provides adequate VTE prophylaxis for patients undergoing hip preservation surgery, including periacetabular osteotomy

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          There are no clear guidelines regarding optimal venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis for patients undergoing hip preservation surgery (HPS), in particular pelvic osteotomy, which is considered to be a major orthopaedic procedure. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of aspirin for VTE prophylaxis in a large cohort of patients undergoing femoroacetabular osteoplasty (FAO) and periacetabular osteotomy (PAO). This was a retrospective study of prospectively collected data on patients undergoing HPS. A total of 603 patients (643 cases) underwent FAO and 80 patients (87 cases) underwent PAO between 2003 and 2016. The mean age of patients was 34.3 years (range 14.3–68.1 years). The type of VTE prophylaxis administered changed over time with earlier patients receiving warfarin (44 cases), followed by aspirin at 325 mg twice daily (448 cases), and most recently aspirin 81 mg twice daily (238 cases). The complications of symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE), deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and major bleeding events within 90 days of surgery were documented. There were zero patients that developed major bleeding events or required evacuation of a hematoma. One patient who underwent FAO and received aspirin 325 mg, developed post-operative symptomatic DVT. One patient who underwent PAO and received aspirin 325 mg developed DVT and PE. This study demonstrates that the incidence of VTE following joint preservation procedure is acceptably low. Administration of aspirin to patients undergoing FAO or PAO appears to be adequate in reducing the risk of VTE. Only two patients in this cohort developed VTE following HPS.

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          Prevention of VTE in orthopedic surgery patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines.

          VTE is a serious, but decreasing complication following major orthopedic surgery. This guideline focuses on optimal prophylaxis to reduce postoperative pulmonary embolism and DVT. The methods of this guideline follow those described in Methodology for the Development of Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis Guidelines: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines in this supplement. In patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery, we recommend the use of one of the following rather than no antithrombotic prophylaxis: low-molecular-weight heparin; fondaparinux; dabigatran, apixaban, rivaroxaban (total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty but not hip fracture surgery); low-dose unfractionated heparin; adjusted-dose vitamin K antagonist; aspirin (all Grade 1B); or an intermittent pneumatic compression device (IPCD) (Grade 1C) for a minimum of 10 to 14 days. We suggest the use of low-molecular-weight heparin in preference to the other agents we have recommended as alternatives (Grade 2C/2B), and in patients receiving pharmacologic prophylaxis, we suggest adding an IPCD during the hospital stay (Grade 2C). We suggest extending thromboprophylaxis for up to 35 days (Grade 2B). In patients at increased bleeding risk, we suggest an IPCD or no prophylaxis (Grade 2C). In patients who decline injections, we recommend using apixaban or dabigatran (all Grade 1B). We suggest against using inferior vena cava filter placement for primary prevention in patients with contraindications to both pharmacologic and mechanical thromboprophylaxis (Grade 2C). We recommend against Doppler (or duplex) ultrasonography screening before hospital discharge (Grade 1B). For patients with isolated lower-extremity injuries requiring leg immobilization, we suggest no thromboprophylaxis (Grade 2B). For patients undergoing knee arthroscopy without a history of VTE, we suggest no thromboprophylaxis (Grade 2B). Optimal strategies for thromboprophylaxis after major orthopedic surgery include pharmacologic and mechanical approaches.
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            Prevention of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis with low dose aspirin: Pulmonary Embolism Prevention (PEP) trial.

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            Previous trials of antiplatelet therapy for the prevention of venous thromboembolism have individually been inconclusive, but a meta-analysis of their results indicated reductions in the risks of deep-vein thrombosis and of pulmonary embolism in various high-risk groups. The aim of this large randomised placebo-controlled trial was to confirm or refute these apparent benefits. During 1992-1998, 148 hospitals in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden and the UK randomised 13,356 patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture, and 22 hospitals in New Zealand randomised a further 4088 patients undergoing elective arthroplasty. Study treatment was 160 mg daily aspirin or placebo, started preoperatively and continued for 35 days. Patients received any other thromboprophylaxis thought necessary. Follow-up was of mortality and of in-hospital morbidity up to day 35. Among the patients with hip fracture, allocation to aspirin produced proportional reductions in pulmonary embolism of 43% (95% CI 18-60; p=0.002) and in symptomatic deep-vein thrombosis of 29% (3-48; p=0.03). Pulmonary embolism or deep-vein thrombosis was confirmed in 105 (1.6%) of 6679 patients assigned aspirin compared with 165 (2.5%) of 6677 assigned placebo, which represents an absolute reduction of 9 (SE 2) per 1000 and a proportional reduction of 36% (19-50; p=0.0003). Similar proportional effects were seen in all major subgroups, including patients receiving subcutaneous heparin. Aspirin prevented 4 (1) fatal pulmonary emboli per 1000 patients (18 aspirin-group vs 43 placebo-group deaths), representing a proportional reduction of 58% (27-76; p=0.002), with no apparent effect on deaths from any other vascular cause (hazard ratio 1.04 [95% CI 0.86-1.26]) or non-vascular cause (1.01 [0.84-1.23]). Deaths due to bleeding were few (13 aspirin vs 15 placebo), but there was an excess of 6 (3) postoperative transfused bleeding episodes per 1000 patients assigned aspirin (p=0.04). Among elective-arthroplasty patients, rates of venous thromboembolism were lower, but the proportional effects of aspirin were compatible with those among patients with hip fracture. These results, along with those of the previous meta-analysis, show that aspirin reduces the risk of pulmonary embolism and deep-vein thrombosis by at least a third throughout a period of increased risk. Hence, there is now good evidence for considering aspirin routinely in a wide range of surgical and medical groups at high risk of venous thromboembolism.
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              The concept of femoroacetabular impingement: current status and future perspectives.

              Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a recently proposed mechanism causing abnormal contact stresses and potential joint damage around the hip. In the majority of cases, a bony deformity or spatial malorientation of the femoral head or head/neck junction, acetabulum, or both cause FAI. Supraphysiologic motion or high impact might cause FAI even with very mild bony alterations. FAI became of interest to the medical field when (1) evidence began to emerge suggesting that FAI may initiate osteoarthritis of the hip and when (2) adolescents and active adults with groin pain and imaging evidence of FAI were successfully treated addressing the causes of FAI. With an increased recognition and acceptance of FAI as a damage mechanism of the hip, defined standards of assessment and treatment need to be developed and established to provide high accuracy and precision in diagnosis. Early recognition of FAI followed by subsequent behavioral modification (profession, sports, etc) or even surgery may reduce the rate of OA due to FAI.
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                Journal
                J Hip Preserv Surg
                J Hip Preserv Surg
                jhps
                Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery
                Oxford University Press
                2054-8397
                July 2018
                05 April 2018
                05 April 2018
                : 5
                : 2
                : 125-130
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Rothman Institute at Thomas, Jefferson University Hospital, Sheridan Building, Suite 1000 125 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
                [2 ]Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Medipol University, Kavacık Mah. Ekinciler Cad. No.19 Kavacık Kavşağ - Beykoz 34810, Turkey, İstanbul
                Author notes
                Correspondence to: I. Azboy. E-mail: ibrahimazboy@ 123456gmail.com
                Article
                hny010
                10.1093/jhps/hny010
                5961137
                29876128
                18a26b1a-c0da-4c90-98ba-7c0901be35cc
                © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press

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                : 05 July 2017
                : 16 March 2018
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