Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome

Fat embolism syndrome is a potentially fatal disease process most commonly associated with long-bone and pelvic fractures. Reports describing ultrasound evidence of fat emboli are restricted to echocardiography. We propose a new objective finding on venous duplex ultrasound imaging of the lower extr...

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Main Authors: Abdallah Naddaf, MD, Jason Andre, MD, Stanley J. Bly, BA, RVT, RDCS, Douglas Hood, MD, Kim J. Hodgson, MD, Sapan S. Desai, MD, PhD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428716300429