title: Patent foramen ovale closure before orthopedic trauma surgery to reduce risk of recurrent systemic fat embolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. paul.leeson@orh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leeson
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Mousawi
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Timperley
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Willett
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Oliver J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Ormerod
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012008:Recurrence; D014463:Ultrasonography