Open AccessFatal pulmonary embolism following ankle fracture in a 23-year-old man
Author(s) -
Stella Charitidou,
Theodoros Aslanidis,
S. Papalexandris
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
emergency care journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2282-2054
pISSN - 1826-9826
DOI - 10.4081/ecj.2014.4473
Subject(s) - medicine , ankle , pulmonary embolism , incidence (geometry) , venous thromboembolism , surgery , radiology , thrombosis , physics , optics
Patients with lower extremity injuries are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism. We report a case of fatal pulmonary embolism following a simple ankle fracture in a 23-year-old man. The diagnosis was confirmed post-mortem. The incidence of such complications and the importance of deep venous prophylaxis in such cases are discussed
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