Pulmonary embolism following operative treatment of ankle fractures: A report of three cases and review of the literature

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 406-410

  Wang, Frank ^a   Wera, Glenn ^b   Knoblich, Guenther O ^c   Chou, Loretta B ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OBESITY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036092625     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070202300506     Document Type: Review

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