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A 54-year-old male developed deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism after surgical treatment of ulnar pseudoarthrosis, highlighting a potential need for prophylaxis.
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This case highlights the potential need for low molecular weight heparin prophylaxis after upper extremity surgeries requiring long-term immobilization to prevent DVT and pulmonary embolism.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and the consequently developed pulmonary embolism are devastating complications in orthopedic surgery. DVT occurs less frequently (1-2% of all cases) in the upper extremity than the lower extremity. We report a 54-year-old male patient who developed DVT and pulmonary thromboembolism after surgical treatment of an ulnar pseudoarthrosis. The presented case suggested the use of a low molecular weight heparin prophylaxis after upper extremity surgeries necessitating long-term immobilization. Özet Ortopedik cerrahide görülen en yıkıcı komplikasyonlardan biri derin ven trombozu (DVT) ve sonrasında gelişen pulmoner embolidir. Alt ekstremiteye göre üst ekstremitede daha az DVT (tüm olguların %1-2’si) meydana gelmektedir. Çalışmamızda ulnar psödoartroz cerrahisi sonrası DVT ve pulmoner tromboemboli gelişen 54 yaşında bir erkek hasta bildiriyoruz. Çalışmamız, üst ekstremitede uzun süreli immobilizasyon gerektiren cerrahi sonrası, hastaların proflaktik olarak düşük molekül ağırlıklı heparin ile tedavisini uygun görmektedir.
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Hakkı Çağdaş Basat (2011) conducted a case report in Ulnar pseudoarthrosis, Deep vein thrombosis, Pulmonary embolism (n=1). Surgical treatment of ulnar pseudoarthrosis without DVT prophylaxis was evaluated on Development of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. A 54-year-old male developed deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism after surgical treatment of ulnar pseudoarthrosis, highlighting a potential need for prophylaxis.
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