Paradoxical fat embolism after imcemented total hip arthroplasty: A case report

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 418-420

  Thienpont, Emmanuel ^a,b   Kaddar, Samir ^a,b   Morrison, Stuart ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Hospital Francais   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cerebral fat embolism; Patent foramen ovale; Uncemented hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAT EMBOLISM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; EMBOLISM, FAT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34447260759     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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