Fatal Fat Embolism following Replacement Arthroplasty for Transcervical Fractures of Femur

Seven cases are reported of death in old people associated with transcervical fractures of the femur and occurring shortly after insertion of a Thompson prosthesis. They are compared with six fatalities following similar injury but not surgically treated and with three which followed internal fixati...

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Main Authors: Gresham, G. A., Kuczyǹski, A., Rosborough, D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1971
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Papers and Originals
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1796459/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5580720
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