Incidence, Outcomes and Risk Factors of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia After Total Joint Arthroplasty: A National Inpatient Sample Database Study.

Backgrounds: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a severe immune-mediated complication of heparin exposure, leading to negative consequences after total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA)....