Background Femoral neck fractures in the elderly make up a large proportion of Orthopaedic
surgical admissions each year. Operating on patients with clopidogrel poses a challenge …

Background: Interventional pain management is a specialty that utilizes invasive procedures
to diagnose and treat chronic pain. Patients undergoing these treatments may be receiving …

Optimal perioperative antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary stents undergoing
surgery still remains poorly defined and a matter of debate among cardiologists, surgeons …

Objective To determine the use of the 3 major classes of antiplatelet drugs (aspirin,
thienopyridines, and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors), their management in the perioperative …

The elderly population is increasing worldwide, associated with an increase in diseases
related to aging, such as hip fractures. These patients are sometimes treated with …

Purpose. To identify factors predicting one-year mortality in patients on clopidogrel
presenting with proximal femoral fractures. Methods. 9 men and 22 women aged 64 to 97 …

The orthopaedic patient on chronic anticoagulation therapy is at risk of thromboembolism
and hemorrhage in the perioperative period. To establish the most effective anticoagulation …

Objective: To assess the effects of Plavix on patients requiring nonelective orthopaedic
surgery. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: University-affiliated teaching …

Introduction To compare the various perioperative outcomes in an urgent surgery setting
among patients with proximal femur fracture (PFF) who received platelet aggregation …

Abstract Introduction Clopidogrel (Plavix®) may influence patient safety during fracture
surgery. Our study examines the incidence of complications for patients undergoing …