The Prevalence of and Specific Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolic Disease Following Elective Spine Surgery by Jason M. Sansone, Alejandro Munoz del Rio, and Paul A. Anderson J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 92(2): February 1, 2010 ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Study selection criteria. Jason M. Sansone et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92: ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Forest plot of the prevalence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) for each study. Jason M. Sansone et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92: ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Funnel plot of the reported prevalence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) plotted against standard error. Jason M. Sansone et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92: ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Forest plot of the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) for each study. Jason M. Sansone et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92: ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Funnel plot of the reported prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) plotted against standard error. Jason M. Sansone et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92: ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.