Pulmonary Embolism after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Case Report

Total hip/knee arthroplasty may cause venous thromboembolism (VTE) as a postoperative complication. However, there are few reports on VTE after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. We report a patient who developed pulmonary embolism (PE) 6 days after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair but recovered without...

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Main Authors: Tadashi Yamamoto, Kazuya Tamai, Miwa Akutsu, Kazuo Tomizawa, Takuya Sukegawa, Yutaka Nohara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/801752
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