Abstract:Objective To analyze the incidence of the perioperative deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs at different time slots in femoral shaft fracture patients repaired by femoral intramedullar nail fixation. Methods In this study, 208 cases with diagnosis of femoral shaft fracture and performed closed reduction and femoral intramedullar nail fixation were selected from the Department of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College in China from October 2010 to October 2016. They were divided into two groups i.e. LMWH group (n = 115) and non-LMWH group (n = 93) based on administration low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH) or not before operation. Vascular Doppler ultrasound was conducted on day 1, 3 and 5 and more than 5 days after trauma, and day 2, 5, 7 and 14 after surgery. The total number of cases and incidence of thrombosis were recorded and compared between the two groups. The number of cases and the incidence of new thrombosis were recorded at different time points in both groups. Frequency distribution table was used to analyze the time of suffering thrombosis after injury and surgery. Results Among 208 cases,16 cases in the LMWH group (n = 115) had deep vein thrombosis with an incidence of 13.91%, and 27 cases in the non-LMWH group (n = 93) had deep vein thrombosis with an incidence of 29.03%. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (x2 = 7.167,p = 0.007). Peak time of thrombosis was 3 days after injury and 1 day after surgery in both groups. Conclusions The peak time of deep vein thrombosis is day 3 after injury and day 1 after surgery. The prevention of deep vein thrombosis after limb injuries should be implemented, for prophylactic anticoagulant after injury can significantly reduce the incidence of deep vein thrombosis.