Fatal air embolism after prophylactic intramedullary nailing. A case report.
Karachalios
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Bristol Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
Geeurickx
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Newman
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JH
D000368:Aged; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior