From: Does intraoperative mechanical prophylaxis prevent venous thromboembolism in total knee arthroplasty? – effectiveness of passive-assisted ankle motion in surgical/non-surgical side
Prevalence (%) (number of patients [knees])
Distal DVT
53.2 (41/77)
Proximal DVT
1.3 (1/77)
Bilateral DVT
16.9 (13/77)
Surgical side DVT
28.6 (22/77)
Non-surgical side DVT
9.1 (7/77)