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A Simple Ankle Sprain Could Offset A Serious Blood Clot
January 15, 2008 at 6:46 PM
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Previous studies revealed that major injuries increased the risk for venous thrombosis. The disorder included deep vein thrombosis, or blood clots in the leg, and pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot that has travelled to the lungs.
“However, apart from the injury itself, other risk factors for venous thrombosis will be present because of the major injury, such as surgery, a plaster cast, hospitalization and extended bed rest,” the authors write.
“The risk of so-called minor injuries that do not lead to these additional factors is unknown.”
A study led by Karlijn J. van Stralen at Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands, examined 2,471 patients who developed venous thrombosis between 1999 and 2004.
They were asked to complete a questionnaire about any injuries, surgical procedures, plaster casts or immobilizations they had within one year of developing blood clots, as well as their height, weight, family history and sports participation.
The patients were then compared to 3,534 controls that did not have venous thrombosis.
A total of 289 patients had a minor injury in the three months prior to developing venous thrombosis, while 154 controls had a minor injury in the three months before completing the questionnaire.
“Minor injuries that do not require surgery, a plaster cast or extended bed rest were associated with a three-fold greater relative risk of venous thrombosis,” wrote authors.
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06/01/2008
Beware ankle sprain & long duration flights. I went to USA with sprained ankle. It was a 7hr flight. Next day I collapsed & was rushed to hospital. Diagnosis-pulmonary emboli. My CT scan showed at least a dozen emboli in lungs. Spent 6days in ICU very lucky to have lived.
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