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Lupus
; 1(3): 187-9, 1992 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1301980
ABSTRACT
Current management of primary or secondary antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) syndromes with known embolic phenomena requiring anticoagulation is empiric in the setting of elective orthopedic procedures. Short-term withdrawal of warfarin with continuance of aspirin and glucocorticoid therapy was undertaken for sequential bilateral knee replacements in a lupus patient with aPL. Her course was successfully managed without thrombo-embolic complications.