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Interleukin-6 as an early marker for fat embolism

BACKGROUND: Fat Embolism is a complication of long bone fractures, intramedullary fixation and joint arthroplasty. It may progress to fat embolism syndrome, which is rare but involves significant morbidity and can occasionally be fatal. Fat Embolism can be detected at the time of embolization by tra...

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Autores principales: Yoga, R, Theis, JC, Walton, M, Sutherland, W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19523233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-4-18