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01-12-2020 | Femoral Fracture | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor regarding “Omega-3 fatty acids reduce post-operative risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after surgery for elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures: a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial” by Zheng et al

Author: Tomonori Shigemura

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 12/2020

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I read with great interest an article titled “Omega-3 fatty acids reduce post-operative risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after surgery for elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures: a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial” by Zheng et al. [1] published in the May 2020 issue of the journal and would like to congratulate the authors for their study. Although they have touched a highly pertinent topic in a scientific manner, the study has brought an important issue that I would like to communicate with the authors. …

Zheng X, Jia R, Li Y, Liu T, Wang Z (2020) Omega-3 fatty acids reduce post-operative risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after surgery for elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures: a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Int Orthop. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-020-04610-0

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Title: Letter to the editor regarding “Omega-3 fatty acids reduce post-operative risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after surgery for elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures: a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial” by Zheng et al
Author: Tomonori Shigemura
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Femoral Fracture
Phlebothrombosis
Published in: International Orthopaedics / Issue 12/2020
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-020-04776-7

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Letter to the editor regarding “Omega-3 fatty acids reduce post-operative risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after surgery for elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures: a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial” by Zheng et al

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