A rare incidence of acute pulmonary embolism following surgical fixation of bilateral upper extremity fractures - A case report

A rare incidence of acute pulmonary embolism following surgical fixation of bilateral upper extremity fractures - A case report

Case: A 52-year-old male fell from his bike and sustained fractures of the right proximal humerus and the left distal radius, both of which were fixed in a single sitting a day after the injury. On postoperative day four, the patient developed features suggestive of acute pulmonary embolism. Conclus...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Zackariya, Sanjana Nandakumar, Dheenadhayalan Jayaramaraju, Devendra Agraharam, Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Subjects:
Pulmonary embolism
VTE
DVT
Thromboembolism
Upper extremity fracture
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235264402500010X
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