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The fat embolism syndrome as a cause of paraplegia

The fat embolism syndrome is a well-known complication in trauma patients. We describe a rare case of traumatic fat embolism that leads to paraplegia. A 19-year-old male motorcycle accident victim was presented to our hospital. After stabilization and trauma survey, he was diagnosed with bilateral f...

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Autores principales: Peters, Siert TA, Witvliet, Marieke J, Vennegoor, Anke, ten Tusscher, Birkitt, Boden, Bauke, Bloemers, Frank W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6055092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30046449
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18789318