Oral Drug Helps Prevent Clotting After Hip Replacement

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The study was released online Wednesday by The Lancet and will be published in an upcoming issue.

"With superior efficacy, no compromise in safety, and a convenient once-daily regimen, rivaroxaban seems an obvious choice for simplified thromboprophylaxis after hip or knee arthroplasty [replacement]," Dr. John Eikelboom and Jeffrey Weitz, of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, wrote in an accompanying editorial.

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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has more about total hip replacement.

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