Prevalence of pulmonary embolism after total elbow arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1452-1453

  Duncan, Scott F M ^a   Sperling, John W ^b   Morrey, Bernard F ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOTAL ELBOW PROSTHESIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 34447285240     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01328     Document Type: Article

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