by University of Maryland School of Medicine Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients who have surgery to repair bone fractures typically receive a type of injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots, but a new clinical trial found that over-the-counter aspirin is just as effective. The findings, presented today at the Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA)...
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Aspirin as effective as standard blood thinner to prevent life-threatening blood clots and death after fracture surgery
by University of Maryland School of Medicine Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients who have surgery to repair bone fractures typically receive a type of injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots, but a new clinical trial found that over-the-counter aspirin is just as effective. The findings, presented today at the Orthopedic Trauma...