First Ever Large Scale Orthopedic Study Published in JBJS as Leading Article Approves the Change in How Patients are Treated to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) After Joint Replacement Multicenter study on over 3060 patients finds ActiveCare+SFT mobile compression device to be as effective as blood thinners without the bleeding complications PR Newswire OR AKIVA, Israel, February 11, 2014 OR AKIVA, Israel , February 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — A multicenter research initiated by The Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic which is devoted to improving patient care and quality of life, approves the change in how patients are treated to prevent DVT after hip and knee replacement surgery. The study published this week as the lead article in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery determined that after lower extremity joint replacement surgery ActiveCare +SFT mobile compression device was non inferior to blood thinners in preventing DVT, but without negative side effects including bleeding complications. Orthopedic surgeon Prof. […]