THE DETECTION OF FAT-EMBOLISM BY TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DURING REAMED INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING - A STUDY OF 24 PATIENTS WITH FEMORAL AND TIBIAL FRACTURES

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PELL, ACH [1 ]
CHRISTIE, J [1 ]
KEATING, JF [1 ]
SUTHERLAND, GR [1 ]
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[1] EDINBURGH ROYAL INFIRM, EDINBURGH EH3 9YW, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
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JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-BRITISH VOLUME | 1993年 / 75卷 / 06期
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10.1302/0301-620X.75B6.8245083
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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We performed transoesophageal echocardiography on 24 patients during reamed intramedullary nailing of 17 tibial and seven femoral fractures. In 14 patients there was only minimal evidence of emboli passing through the heart, but in six copious showers of small emboli (< 10 mm maximum dimension) were observed. In four other patients, there were also multiple large emboli (> 10 mm maximum dimension). Three of these patients developed fat embolism syndrome postoperatively and one died. Earlier nailing was associated with smaller quantities of emboli.
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