Exertional fat embolism after hip joint replacement: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We present the case of a patient with exertional fat embolism on isolated exercise of his right leg two and four months after right total hip joint replacement. His immediate post-operative period had also been complicated by an acute episode of chest pain and hypotension, treated as acute coronary syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of exertional fat embolism following orthopedic surgery.

Case presentation

A 71-year-old Caucasian man underwent elective cementless total right hip joint replacement. His acute post-operative period was complicated by an episode of chest pain and hypotension. This was treated as acute coronary syndrome. Two months later, a routine stress echocardiography demonstrated a shower of small, echodense

SUBMITTER: Bing R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4301799 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature