Venous thromboembolism rates in patients with bone and soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities following surgical resection: A systematic review.

Background: Patients undergoing an orthopedic surgery for bone or soft tissue sarcoma are at increased venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk. Unfortunately, there is a lack of thromboprophylaxis guidelines in this population. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the soft tissue and bone sarcoma VTE rate and to explore the thromboprophylaxis regimens used.