Concomitant fat embolism syndrome and pulmonary embolism in a patient with patent foramen ovale
We present a rare case of a patient with concurrent fat embolism and pulmonary embolism, in a closed femur fracture with patent foramen ovale (PFO). A 24-year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle accident with a closed left midshaft femur fracture. He developed fat embolism syndrome (FES) on day...
Main Authors: | Yeak, Raymond Dieu Kiat, Liew, Siew Khei |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2020
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88241/1/ABSTRACT.pdf |
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