Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

The Hidden Risk After Joint Surgery

12 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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A short YouTube talk by Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter explaining the risk of blood clots after joint (replacement) surgery, emphasizing that without preventive medication the risk is presented as 80%, and that with prophylactic medicine the risk is 1.5–3%. The speaker also estimates that on average 12,000–20,000 Americans develop a blood clot each year related to joint replacement.

Questions this video answers

80% risk

Between 1.5% and 3% ("between 1 and a half and 3%")

Between 12,000 and 20,000 Americans per year

80% risk of blood clots in a surgery if we don't give you any medicine.
Blood clots are another problem that you can develop after surgery. Blood clot can be a life threatening issue. 80% risk of blood clots in a surgery if we don't give you any medicine. Even if we do give you medicine to help prevent blood clots, it's still between 1 and a half and 3% will develop a blood clot even with medicine. On average, that's between 12 and 20,000Americans will develop a blood clot every year from a joint replacement that they may or may not need it.