title: Fatal air embolism after prophylactic intramedullary nailing. A case report.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karachalios
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geeurickx
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: 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