The American journal of orthopedics
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This study was designed to determine the outcome of implemented guidelines for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. ⋯ The implementation of a clinical management strategy for decreasing the incidence of VTE in blunt trauma patients and other potentially preventable complications is essential. Our data suggest that patients with certain injuries are particularly at risk for VTE and warrant special attention in clinical management and risk stratification, despite effective clinical management guidelines.
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Surgical resection has had control rates of 53% to 77% in the treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors. Surgical excision combined with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) has had local control rates of up to 83% in some series. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of resection combined with radiotherapy (brachytherapy, EBRT, or both) in the treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors. ⋯ The role of surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and other treatments for extra-abdominal desmoid tumors is not well defined. When wide-margin resection and radiotherapy can be performed with limb preservation surgery, local control and complication rates compare favorably with those of other reported methods of treatment. Given the results and limitations of our study, we cannot make a definitive recommendation as to which modality--brachytherapy or EBRT--should be used in the treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors.