Post-traumatic cerebral fat embolism prior to operative repair of femoral and tibial fractures

Orthopedics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Kim, Kyung Cheon ^a   Hwang, Deuk Soo ^a   Shin, Hyun Dae ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EMBOLISM, FAT; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85046983627     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20080201-15     Document Type: Article

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