Fatal pulmonary embolism after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1000-1002

  Janssen, Rob P A ^a   Sala, Harm A G M ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Death; Deep venous thrombosis; Incidence; Pulmonary embolism; Thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARINE 2500; DESMOPRESSIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CASE REPORT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DYSPNEA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INSTABILITY; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EMBOLISM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; THROMBOSIS; TOURNIQUET; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34250727574     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506298581     Document Type: Article

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