Pathophysiological effect of fat embolism in a canine model of pulmonary contusion

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1155-1164

  Elmaraghy, Amr W ^a   Aksenov, Sergei ^a   Byrick, Robert J ^b   Richards, Robin R ^a   Schemitsch, Emil H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOG; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HISTOLOGY; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032779308     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199908000-00011     Document Type: Article

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