Fat embolism syndrome: history, definition, epidemiology

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages S3-

  Talbot, Max ^a   Schemitsch, Emil H ^b  

^a 1 Canadian Field Hospital   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fat embolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT EMBOLISM; FAT EMBOLISM SYNDROME; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LONG BONE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG LAVAGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33748748812     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.08.035     Document Type: Article

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