Fat embolism syndrome, a condition characterized by hypoxia, bilateral pulmonary
infiltrates, and mental status change, is commonly thought of in association with long-bone …

Fat embolism is a known complication of traumatology, especially in long bone fractures. It
may also occur in liposuction and articular surgery (0.1%). Fat embolic events are most often …

Discussion The diagnosis of fat embolism in these two cases was based on severe
hypoxemia and respiratory failure in association with isolated long bone trauma …

Fat embolism syndrome is usually associated with surgery for large bone fractures.
Symptoms usually occur within 36 hours of hospitalization after traumatic injury. We present …

Fat embolism develops in nearly all patients with bone fractures or during orthopedic
procedures. 1, 2 Rarely, fat embolism may occur in other nontrauma-related pathologic …

Fat embolization and the clinical syndrome associated with this pathology are poorly
understood complications of skeletal trauma. Fat embolization is characterized by release of …

Two cases of fulminant fat embolism syndrome that were fatal are reported as complications
of total hip replacement. The major clinical features were severe hypotension and cardiac …

Fat emboli are a life-threatening source of respiratory insufficiency. Whether they are of
mechanical or chemical origin remains a subject of controversy. Fat embolism syndrome is …

Fat embolism syndrome is a potentially serious and life threatening complication of long
bone trauma, blunt trauma, and intramedullary manipulation. In long bone fractures, fat …

The embolization of intramedullary fat into the circu-lation has been shown to occur routinely
in pelvic and long bone fractures, and with a variety of orthopedic procedures. 1 Fat …