Key result
A 42-year-old male soccer player returned to contact sport after six months of warfarin anticoagulation for a traumatic deep vein thrombosis, though he continued to experience intermittent leg pain and knee effusion.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the importance of considering deep vein thrombosis in the differential diagnosis of sport-related lower extremity trauma, even in healthy athletes.
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May warrant DVT consideration in athletic trauma; leaves open optimal return-to-play timing after anticoagulation.
Echlin et al. (2004) conducted a case report in Traumatic deep vein thrombosis (n=1). Unfractionated heparin and warfarin was evaluated. A 42-year-old male soccer player returned to contact sport after six months of warfarin anticoagulation for a traumatic deep vein thrombosis, though he continued to experience intermittent leg pain and knee effusion.
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