Open AccessPulmonary embolism following rotator cuff repair
Author(s) -
Samuel C. Hoxie,
John W. Sperling,
Robert H. Cofield
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of shoulder surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0973-6042
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6042.42576
Subject(s) - medicine , rotator cuff , pulmonary embolism , surgery , tears , complication , arthroplasty , cuff , embolism , radiology , incidence (geometry) , computed tomography angiography , angiography , physics , optics
Previous studies have provided data on the incidence of pulmonary embolism following shoulder arthroplasty and repair of fractures of the proximal humerus. However, there is no information on the risk of pulmonary embolism following the surgical management of rotator cuff tears.