Pulmonary Embolism As a Complication of Arthroscopic Surgery

Overview

Journal Orthop Rev

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 1989 Nov 1

PMID 2812862

Citations 2

Authors

R A Bartosh

W K Gibson

J W Staeheli

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Abstract

Thromboembolic disease is a rare complication of arthroscopic procedures. Two case reports of pulmonary embolus following arthroscopic surgery are presented with an emphasis on the factors that increased the patients risk for this complication.

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