Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics
Vol.2 No.4(2012), Paper ID 25251, 4
pages
DOI:10.4236/ojcd.2012.24014
Fatal pulmonary embolism after surgery for a clavicle fracture: A case report
Shogo Sobue, Takefumi Kaketa, Katsutoshi Noike, Toshihito Onda, Yoshimasa Tomita, Sung Gon Kim, Masahiko Nozawa
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mejiro Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mejiro Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mejiro Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Cardiology, Mejiro Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Institute of Sasaki Foundation, Kyoundo Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Copyright © 2012 Shogo Sobue, Takefumi Kaketa, Katsutoshi Noike, Toshihito Onda, Yoshimasa Tomita, Sung Gon Kim, Masahiko Nozawa et al. This is
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How to Cite this Article
Sobue, S. , Kaketa, T. , Noike, K. , Onda, T. , Tomita, Y. , Kim, S. and Nozawa, M. (2012) Fatal pulmonary embolism after surgery for a clavicle fracture: A case report.
Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics,
2, 63-65. doi:
10.4236/ojcd.2012.24014.