title: Pulmonary thromboembolism after surgical treatment of ulnar pseudoarthrosis: a case report.
abstract: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and the consequently developed pulmonary embolism are devastating complications in orthopedic surgery. DVT occurs less frequently (1-2% of all cases) in the upper extremity than the lower extremity. We report a 54-year-old male patient who developed DVT and pulmonary thromboembolism after surgical treatment of an ulnar pseudoarthrosis. The presented case suggested the use of a low molecular weight heparin prophylaxis after upper extremity surgeries necessitating long-term immobilization.
authors: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Gölhisar State Hospital, Gölhisar, Burdur, Turkey. cagdasbasat@gmail.com
authors: H Cağdaş
authors: HC
authors: Basat
authors: Mahmut
authors: M
authors: Kalem
authors: Mehmet S
authors: MS
authors: Binnet
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Demirtaş
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D011859:Radiography; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight