title: Cerebral fat embolism after a nondisplaced tibial fracture: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitaguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kazuki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications*