Fatal pulmonary fat embolism after dorsal spinal fusion

European Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 426-428

  Brandt, S E ^a   Zeegers, W S ^b   Ceelen, Th L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fat embolism; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG EMBOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION;

EMBOLISM, FAT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0031731513     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050102     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Brown LP, Stelling FH (1974) Fat embolism as a complication of scoliosis fusion. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 56: 1764
2. Gittman JE, Buchanan ThA, Fischer BJ, Bergeson PS, Palmer PE (1983) Fatal fat embolism after spinal fusion for scoliosis. JAMA 249: 779-781
3. Gurd AR (1970) Fat embolism: an aid to diagnosis. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 52: 732-737
4. Hofmann S, Huemer G, Kratochwill Ch, Koller-Strametz J, Hopf R, Schlag G, Salzer M (1995) Pathophysiologie der Fettembolie in der Orthopädie und Traumatologie. Orthopade 24: 84-93
5. Levy D (1990) The fat embolism syndrome. Clin Orthop 261: 281-286
6. Müller Ch, Rahn BA, Pfister U, Meinig RP (1994) The incidence, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of fat-embolism. Orthop Rev 2: 107-117
7. Robert JH, Hoffmeijer P, Broquet P-E, Cerutti P, Vasey H (1993) Fat embolism syndrome. Orthop Rev 2: 567-571