J Korean Fract Soc.
2014 Apr;27(2):162-166. 10.12671/jkfs.2014.27.2.162.
Pulmonary Embolism Complication after Surgical Treatment of Patella Fracture: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul, Seoul, Korea. knee@schmc.ac.kr
- KMID: 1703116
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2014.27.2.162
Abstract
- Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are serious and fatal complications in orthopedic surgery. Most cases of symptomatic pulmonary embolism in knee surgery have been reported after total knee arthroplasty, but rarely after patella fracture. We report on a case of symptomatic pulmonary embolism after surgical treatment of a patella fracture in a 42-year-old female patient.
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