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Fatal fat embolism syndrome during posterior spinal fusion surgery: A case report and literature review

RATIONALE: Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare but potentially lethal complication. Although serious FES is associated with long bone fractures and major joint surgery, the number of patients who develop fatal FES intraoperatively is probably higher than the described number. We herein report an e...

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Autores principales: Morimoto, Tadatsugu, Kobayashi, Takaomi, Yoshihara, Tomohito, Tsukamoto, Masatsugu, Kai, Keita, Mawatari, Masaaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8702169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34941165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000028381