title: Fat embolism syndrome after lower extremity replantation associated with tibia fracture: case report.
abstract: We report a patient who was diagnosed as fat embolism syndrome after replantation surgery of left amputated foot. This diagnosis was based on the presence of a long bone fracture with an amputation of a major extremity, supported by the signs of pulmonary and cerebral dysfunction and confirmed by the demonstration of arterial hypoxemia in the absence of other disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. burcaktumerdem@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Burçak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tümerdem
authors.forename: Defne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Onel
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Topalan
authors.forename: Sefika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Körpinar
authors.forename: Samil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aktaş
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012092:Replantation; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery