Trombose venosa profunda em artroplastia total de quadril / Deep venous thrombosis in total hip arthroplasty

Total hip arthroplasty is a common surgical procedure in a population with the organic frailty of aging. Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism are the more common and dangerous complications of this procedure. Therefore, surgeon knowledge of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of these complications is mandatory both technically and ethically. The authors make a descriptive and critical revision of the literature regarding the most recent acquisitions in diagnosid, prevention, and treatment of these complications