Sleep Disorder After Hip Replacement Surgery
Hip arthroplasty; Total hip replacement; Hip hemiarthroplasty
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Eikelboom JW, Karthikeyan G, Fagel N, Hirsh J. American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American College of Chest Physicians guidelines for venous thromboembolism prevention in hip and knee arthroplasty differ: what are the implications for clinicians and patients? Chest. 2009;135:513-520.
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