Fatal Pulmonary Embolism after Knee Arthroscopy

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 525-528

  Navarro Sanz, Ana ^a,c   Fernández Ortega, Juan Francisco ^b  

^a Málaga City Hall ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c Fundación Deportiva Municipal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant therapy; Arthroscopy; Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE PAIN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROSCOPY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SOCCER;

EID: 10744232090     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503258876     Document Type: Article

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