Paradoxical cerebral embolism complicating a major orthopaedic operation. A report of two cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 108-110

  Della Valle, Craig J ^a   Jazrawi, Laith M ^a   Di Cesare, Paul E ^a   Steiger, David J ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0032927592     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199901000-00014     Document Type: Article

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