Fat embolism syndrome is a rare complication of long bone fractures and orthopedic surgery. We report a case of a 90-year-old woman who developed severe neurologic impairment and respiratory failure few hours after an accidental fall complicated by fracture of the left femur neck and left humerus.
Severe neurologic impairment and respiratory failure after fall and hip fracture in an elderly woman / Rostagno C.; Maiani S.; Di Donato R.; Bandini G.; Grassi E.; Fainardi E.. - In: CLINICAL CASE REPORTS. - ISSN 2050-0904. - ELETTRONICO. - 9:(2021), pp. 1-4. [10.1002/ccr3.5145]
Severe neurologic impairment and respiratory failure after fall and hip fracture in an elderly woman
Rostagno C.;Maiani S.;Fainardi E.
2021
Abstract
Fat embolism syndrome is a rare complication of long bone fractures and orthopedic surgery. We report a case of a 90-year-old woman who developed severe neurologic impairment and respiratory failure few hours after an accidental fall complicated by fracture of the left femur neck and left humerus.
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