Table 2. Features of patients with deep vein thrombosisa .
Patient | Age | Gender | BMI | Fracture | dDVT vs. pDVT | Time to CDUS | Other risk factors |
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1 | 34 | Male | 31 | Combinationb | Distal | 63 | Exsmoker, full cast, NWB, calf pain |
2 | 45 | Male | 22 | Calcaneusc | Distal | 73 | Smoker, CAMboot, NWB, calf pain |
3 | 46 | Male | 23 | Metatarsal | Distal | 42 | Smoker, full cast, PWB, nil symptoms |
4 | 52 | Female | 25 | Calcaneus | Distal | 16 | Smoker, CAMboot, WBAT, calf pain, HRT use |
5 | 55 | Male | 23 | Malleolus | Distal | 23 | Nonsmoker, CAMboot, NWB, nil symptoms |
6 | 66 | Female | 14 | Distal fibula | Proximal | 21 | Exsmoker, CAMboot, PWB, calf pain |
7 | 80 | Female | 27 | Distal fibula | Distal | 37 | Smoker, CAMboot, WBAT, nil symptoms |
8 | 57 | Female | 19 | Combinationd | Distal | 9 | Nonsmoker, CAMboot, WBAT, nil symptoms, HRT use, family history of VTE |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CAMboot, controlled ankle movement boot; CDUS, compression duplex ultrasonography; dDVT, distal deep vein thrombosis; HRT, hormone replacement therapy; NWB, nonweight bearing; pDVT, proximal deep vein thrombosis; PWB, partial weight bearing; VTE, venous thromboembolism; WBAT, weight bearing as tolerated.
n = 8.
Metatarsal, cuneiform and Lisfranc fractures.
This patient had bilateral calcaneal fractures.
Medial malleolus, distal tibial, and fibular fractures.