The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 1239.e1-1239.e6 , December 2008

Acute Arterial Thrombosis After Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Christopher O. Bayne, BS

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Christopher O. Bayne, BS, Harvard Medical School, 386 Riverway, Unit 5, Boston, MA 02115.
    • ,
  • Omar Bayne, MD, FRCS(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Fremont/Hayward Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Fremont, California
    • ,
  • Michael Peterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Hayward Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Hayward, California
    • ,
  • Eric Cain, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Fremont/Hayward Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Fremont, California

Received 2 May 2007 ,Accepted 30 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.11.012

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 1239.e1-1239.e6 , December 2008

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