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With this method of investigation it appears that compression stockings have no value in preventing venous thrombosis after operation. Clinical diagnosis is unreliable in detecting the presence of deep-vein thrombosis. We have confirmed that the incidence of deepvein thrombosis after operation is of the order of 30–35 per cent.
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