Orthopedic & Muscular System: Current Research

Orthopedic & Muscular System: Current Research
Open Access

ISSN: 2161-0533

Research Article - (2015) Volume 4, Issue 1

A Prospective, Active-control, Non-inferiority Study of the Effectiveness of Low Molecular Weight Heparin in the Prophylaxis of Postoperative Thrombotic Events in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery

Lunzer Andreas1*, Vavken Patrick2,3 and Grohs Josef Georg1
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2Deparment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
*Corresponding Author: Lunzer Andreas, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria, Tel: +43 1 40400 /40830, Fax: +43 1 40400/40290 Email:

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