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Fatal pulmonary embolism following shoulder arthroplasty: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Fatal pulmonary embolism following a shoulder joint replacement is a rare event. The exact prevalence of shoulder arthroplasties is not clear. Unlike hip and knee joint replacements where some form of thromboprophylaxis is routinely prescribed, no such guidelines and practice exist for...

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Autores principales: Madhusudhan, Thayur R, Shetty, Sanath K, Madhusudhan, Savitha, Sinha, Amit
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830239
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-8708

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