Cerebral fat embolism after a nondisplaced tibial fracture: case report.
Fat embolism syndrome has been observed after traumatic or nontraumatic events. In traumatic cases, fat embolism syndrome is known to occur in patients with a fracture of a long bone. The case of a patient with a cerebral fat embolism associated with a nondisplaced fracture of the tibial shaft is reported.
Kamano
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
Honda
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Y
Kitaguchi
M
M
Kazuki
K
K
D000328:Adult; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications*