Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Franz, RC
MMed(Chir)(Pret) MD(HC) - Professor
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 354 2096
Fax number: 012 329 4589
E-mail address: rfranz@med.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Thrombosis and haemostasis: Thrombophilia
Thrombosis and haemostasis: Surgical bleeding (haemostatic failure)
Wound healing: Platelet growth factor
Thyroid surgery
Fibrinogen Pretoria: A clinical, biochemical and electron microscopical study
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Franz RC: 2006. Peri-operative anticoagulant therapy - The case for an uninterrupted dose-adjusted warfarin regimen in the high-risk patient. South African Journal of Surgery, 44 (3) / Aug, pp 84-86.
Pretorius E, Briedenhann SE, Marx J, Franz RC: 2006. Structural changes in the fibrin network of a Pretoria family with dysfibrinogenaemia: A scanning electron microscopical study. Ultrastructural Pathology, 30, pp 167-176.
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