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Aspirin vs Lovenox for Ortho Trauma Patients

Dr. Robert O’Toole, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma, Division Head of Orthopaedic Traumatology, Chief of Orthopaedics at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Program Director of the Orthopaedic Traumatology Fellowship Program, Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland Medical Center discusses the recent METRC study comparing aspirin vs LMWH for DVT prophylaxis in ortho trauma patients. This multi-center randomized controlled trial was the lead article published in the Jan 19, 2023 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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