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Case Reports
. 2006 Mar;88(3):400-1.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B3.17152.

Fatal pulmonary embolism following ankle fracture in a 17-year-old girl

L Chen  1 , D Soares
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Fatal pulmonary embolism following ankle fracture in a 17-year-old girl

L Chen et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

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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