Fat embolism syndrome after lower extremity replantation associated with tibia fracture: case report.
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.
Tümerdem
Burçak
B
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. burcaktumerdem@yahoo.com
Onel
Defne
D
Topalan
Murat
M
Körpinar
Sefika
S
Aktaş
Samil
S
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