Clinical
Venous thromboembolism in patients with below-knee plaster casts
<p>Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can be defined as the blocking of a blood vessel by a clot dislodged from its site of origin (Welch 2006). The term VTE can describe either a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or a pulmonary embolism (PE) (Bonner et al 2008).</p>
