Fatal pulmonary cement embolism following percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-38

  Monticelli, F ^a   Meyer, H J ^a   Tutsch Bauer, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cement embolism; Percutanous vetebroplasty; PVP

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC CEMENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; VENOUS CIRCULATION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 14244265656     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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