Thromboprophylaxis After Hip Fracture: Evaluation of 3 Pharmacologic Agents

Gerard K. Jeong, MD, Konrad I. Gruson, MD, Kenneth A. Egol, MD, Gina B. Aharonoff, MPH, Adam H. Karp, MD, Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD, and Kenneth J. Koval, MD

At the time this article was written, Dr. Jeong was Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York. He's now in private practice in Tucson, Arizona.

Ms. Aharonoff is Member, Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Gruson is Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Egol and Dr. Karp are Members, Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Zuckerman is Chairman, Professor, and Member of Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Koval is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, and Member, Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Gerard K. Jeong, MD, Konrad I. Gruson, MD, Kenneth A. Egol, MD, Gina B. Aharonoff, MPH, Adam H. Karp, MD, Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD, and Kenneth J. Koval, MD

At the time this article was written, Dr. Jeong was Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York. He's now in private practice in Tucson, Arizona.

Ms. Aharonoff is Member, Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Gruson is Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Egol and Dr. Karp are Members, Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Zuckerman is Chairman, Professor, and Member of Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Koval is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, and Member, Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Gerard K. Jeong, MD, Konrad I. Gruson, MD, Kenneth A. Egol, MD, Gina B. Aharonoff, MPH, Adam H. Karp, MD, Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD, and Kenneth J. Koval, MD

At the time this article was written, Dr. Jeong was Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York. He's now in private practice in Tucson, Arizona.

Ms. Aharonoff is Member, Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Gruson is Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Egol and Dr. Karp are Members, Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Zuckerman is Chairman, Professor, and Member of Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.

Dr. Koval is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, and Member, Geriatric Hip Fracture Research Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.