Is ‘Virchow’s triad’ useful? – response to Malone and Agutter.

The article presents authors' comments on an article by P. C. Malone and P. S. Agutter, which questioned the usefulness of the Virchow's triad as the scientific basis for the three components; stasis, hypercoagulability and endothelial injury, previously published in the journal. It says that even though the triad has limitations, some work has shown a scientific basis for these parameters and triad in fact serve as an excellent aide concering to the risk factors of venous thrombosis.