Cerebral fat embolism after traumatic bone fractures: a structured literature review and analysis of published case reports

BACKGROUND: The incidence of cerebral fat embolism (CFE) ranges from 0.9–11%, with a mean mortality rate of around 10%. Although no univocal explanation has been identified for the resulting fat embolism syndrome (FES), two hypotheses are widely thought: the ‘mechanical theory’, and the ‘chemical th...

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Autores principales: Vetrugno, Luigi, Bignami, Elena, Deana, Cristian, Bassi, Flavio, Vargas, Maria, Orsaria, Maria, Bagatto, Daniele, Intermite, Cristina, Meroi, Francesco, Saglietti, Francesco, Sartori, Marco, Orso, Daniele, Robiony, Massimo, Bove, Tiziana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7953582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33712051
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00861-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7953582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33712051
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00861-x

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