Key result
An 18-year-old man with a femoral shaft fracture developed fat emboli syndrome and made a full neurologic recovery 1 month after medical and surgical management.
Population
18-year-old man with a closed displaced fracture of the left femoral shaft after a high-velocity motorbike…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
1 month
Authors
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Case report of occult finding on trauma CT; leaves open whether routine CTA protocols are warranted in high-velocity femoral fractures.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report describes the successful management and full recovery of a patient with posttraumatic fat emboli syndrome using supportive care and fracture stabilization.
Molière et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Fat Emboli Syndrome (n=1). Intubation, mechanical ventilation, steroids, noradrenaline, and surgical stabilization was evaluated on Neurologic and respiratory recovery. An 18-year-old man with a femoral shaft fracture developed fat emboli syndrome and made a full neurologic recovery 1 month after medical and surgical management.
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