Pulmonary effects of fixation of a fracture with a plate compared with intramedullary nailing. A canine model of fat embolism and fracture fixation.

Schemitsch, E H

Pulmonary effects of fixation of a fracture with a plate compared with intramedullary nailing. A canine model of fat embolism and fracture fixation. [electronic resource] - The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Jul 1997 - 984-96 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0021-9355

10.2106/00004623-199707000-00004 doi


Animals
Bone Plates--adverse effects
Dogs
Embolism, Fat--etiology
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary--adverse effects
Fractures, Bone--complications
Hypertension, Pulmonary--etiology
Methylmethacrylate
Methylmethacrylates--analysis
Pulmonary Edema--etiology
Pulmonary Embolism--etiology