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Publication; issue : 2010 Year 34 Vol 2 iss 133 p
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Fatal Pulmonary Thromboembolism Following Cast Immobilization of Fibular Shaft Fracture
Korean J Leg Med. 2010 Nov;34(2):133-5. English.
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Department of the Forensic Medicine and the Research Institute of Forensic Science, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Korea, veritas@jnu.ac.kr, jtpark@jnu.ac.kr
Department of Pathology, Saint Carollo Hospital, Sun-Cheon, Chonnam, Korea
Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is one of the most common and dangerous complications in orthopedic surgery. We experienced a fatal PTE in a 29-year-old man who had a simple fibular shaft fracture and cast immobilization for about one month. Despite simple fibular shaft fracture in patient with low risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), a terrible outcome occurred. During immobilization, thromboprophylaxis such as low molecular weight heparin should be always considered. We report a rare case of PTE after simple fibular shaft fracture.
Key words : pulmonary thromboembolism, fibular shaft fracture, cast immobilization
Case report
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