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Clin Orthop Relat Res
; (398): 153-6, 2002 May.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11964645
RESUMO
The authors present a 59-year-old woman who had a severe fat embolism syndrome develop after an uncemented total hip arthroplasty. The fat embolism syndrome was confirmed by clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings. The patient had a favorable outcome most likely related to early supportive therapy, her healthy background, and young age.