Homocysteine and its relationship to deep venous thrombosis in patients undergoing total knee or hip arthroplasty.

Unlabelled: Backround: The role of hyperhomocysteinemia as an independent risk factor for venous thrombosis after lower limb arthroplasty remains questionable. The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between hyperhomocysteinemia and postoperative thromboembolic events in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty.

Method: Between September 2004 and June 2006, we studied 172 patients (41 male and 131 female) with mean age 70.