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Laboratory diagnosis in orthopaedic surgery

Dunjić Radica (Institut za medicinsku biohemiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Vukašinović Zoran (Institut za ortopedsko-hirurške bolesti 'Banjica', Beograd)

Orthopaedic procedures and anaesthesia are not physiological states. To prevent orthopaedic sequelae, laboratory diagnoses are of proven value in preoperative and postoperative complications as well as preoperative diseases. Laboratory analyses have an important contribution to early diagnosis of infection, haemostasis disorders, electrolyte disbalance, and acid-base disturbance. Laboratory analyses also have a role in monitoring the effect of therapy. Metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis affect many patients. Laboratory analyses are useful in evaluating the treatment for preventing fractures. This article discusses specific factors causing postoperative bleeding and thrombosis after orthopaedic surgery.

Keywords: orthopaedic surgery, postoperative complications, osteoporosis