Pulmonary cement embolism is frequently observed but not a contributing factor for death in patients with cemented total hip and knee arthroplasty: a postmortem study

PURPOSE: Bone cement is frequently used for implant fixation in orthopaedic surgery. The occurrence of pulmonary cement embolism (PCE) in hip and knee arthroplasty has been described previously, but the exact extent and frequency have not been adequately studied. A postmortem cohort provides a uniqu...

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Autores principales: Ritter, Jacob, Hubert, Jan, Kniep, Inga, Beil, Frank Timo, Rolvien, Tim, Püschel, Klaus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9117385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35352160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-022-05381-6