Objective: The aim of this paper was to observe the effectiveness of Bushen Yiqi Huoxue Fang in combination with massage on prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis(DVT) following postoperative period of aged hip arthroplasty. Method: Ninety patients receiving surgery by the same group of doctors were randomly divided into traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) group

low-molecular-weight heparin(LMWH)group and control group

postoperative patients in TCM group were treated with Bushen Yiqi Huoxue Fang in combination with massage. In the LMWH group

30 patients were given LMWH after surgery;patiens in the control group took aspirin enteric-coated tablets. The limb circumference

routine blood test

blood coagulation function changes

hemodynamics of vessels by vascular ultrasound and the thrombosis were examined before surgery and one day

10 days after surgery

respectively. Result: In limb circumference variation

there was significant difference the three groups (P < 0.01). There was no significant difference of platelets

D-dimer (D-D)

prothrombin time(PT)

activeated partial thromboplastin time(aPTT) in all the three groups in the assay of one day after surgery

while significant difference (P < 0.01) appeared between the TCM group and the control group in the assay of 10 days after surgery. There was significant difference of the occurrence of DVT after surgery between the TCM group and the control group (P < 0.01).In TCM group

one DVT case (3.33%) was discovered. In LMWH group

one DVT case (3.33%) was discovered as well. While in the control group

6 DVT cases (20.0%) were found. Conclusion: On the basis of this study

it is more effective and safer to use Bushen Yiqi Huoxue Fang in combination with massage on prophylaxis of DVT following postoperative period of aged hip arthroplasty.