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Fatal pulmonary embolism following ankle fracture in a 17-year-old girl

Published:2006-03 Issue:3 Volume:88-B Page:400-401
ISSN:0301-620X
Container-title:The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
language:en
Short-container-title:The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume

Author:

Chen L.¹,Soares D.¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Orthopaedics, Logan Hospital, Cnr Armstrong and Loganlea Roads, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia.

Abstract

We report a case of fatal pulmonary embolism following a simple ankle fracture in a 17-year-old girl. The diagnosis was confirmed at post-mortem. The risk factors for deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and their significance in orthopaedic fracture management are discussed.

Publisher

British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery

Subject

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Surgery

Link

https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/pdf/10.1302/0301-620X.88B3.17152

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