Paradoxical embolism in bilateral total knee arthroplasty: A case report

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1387-1392

  Tangsataphorn, Suksan ^a   Chareancholvanich, Keerati ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bilateral total knee arthroplasty; Paradoxical embolism; Patent foramen ovale; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TRANXAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAMNESIS; ARTERIAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; EXERCISE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REHABILITATION CARE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EMBOLECTOMY; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70350452136     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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