Fatal fat embolism following femoral head resection in total hip arthroplasty

HIP International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 332-334

  Walker, Neil M ^a,d   Bateson, T ^b   Reavley, P ^b   Prakash, D ^c  

^a QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Fat embolism; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR SHAFT; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEART ARREST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG EDEMA; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PETECHIA; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; FATALITY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; EMBOLISM, FAT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 62349138328     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/HIP.2008.685     Document Type: Article

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