Delayed Presentation of Fat Embolism Syndrome After Intramedullary Nailing of a Fractured Femur: A Case Report

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages E42-E45

  Weiss, William ^a   Bardana, Davide ^a   Yen, David ^a  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMUR FRACTURE; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLISM, FAT; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63149123631     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000224121.49897.54     Document Type: Article

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