
Arthroplasty
Rivaroxaban is an adequate treatment for thromboprophylaxis after total knee arthroplasty
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Lancet. 2009 May 16;373(9676):1673-80. Epub 2009 May 4
3148 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to thromboprophylaxis using either orally administer rivaroxaban or subcutaneous injection of enoxaparin. This study assessed the efficacy of thromboprophylaxis treatment with rivaroxaban and assessed its non-inferiority to enoxaparin. The results of this study indicated that rivaroxaban was superior in comparison to enoxaparin for the use in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
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