Key result
Simple ankle fracture linked to fatal pulmonary embolism in a 17-year-old girl.
Why the study?
The risk factors for deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and their significance in orthopaedic fracture management require further discussion.
This case highlights the rare but severe risk of fatal pulmonary embolism following minor trauma such as a simple ankle fracture in a young patient.
Fatal PE possible after simple ankle fracture in adolescents; single case leaves open VTE risk stratification needs.
We report a case of fatal pulmonary embolism following a simple ankle fracture in a 17-year-old girl. The diagnosis was confirmed at post-mortem. The risk factors for deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and their significance in orthopaedic fracture management are discussed.
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Chen et al. (2006) studied this question. A simple ankle fracture in a 17-year-old girl led to a fatal pulmonary embolism confirmed at post-mortem.
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