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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510112
Perioperative Acute Pulmonary Embolism in a Trauma Patient: A Case Report
Aakanksha Arya, Yudhyavir Singh and Anjishnujit Bandyopadhyay
Article Type: CASE REPORT | First Published: May 14, 2025
Perioperative acute pulmonary embolism is a rare complication; however, it can be very serious and devastating sometimes. The incidence is higher in major orthopedic procedures like hip fracture repair, hip hemiarthroplasty and knee replacement/ arthroplasty. Here, we report a case of trauma presented with right acetabulum fracture planned for open reduction internal fixation (ORIF), who suffered pulmonary embolism intraoperatively with thrombolysis done in trauma and managed effectively....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510110
Magloire Dingamnodji, Porgo A, Tinto S, Tapsoba E, Djobo N, Ngamai K and Tall M
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 18, 2025
This was a retrospective descriptive study based on eight available patient files over a four-year period. Functional results were assessed using the Postel and Merle d'Aubigné (PMA) score, with a mean follow-up of 34 months....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510109
Magloire DINGAMNODJI, Valentin ANDJEFFA, Daniel ADENDJINGUE MOSSALMBAYE, Siniki FANDEBNET, Andre Claude MBAGA NTJAM, Ngamai KOTYADE and Mohamed TALL
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 08, 2025
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study covering a 54-month period from January 2019 to June 2023 in the Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatological Surgery. All patients aged 18 or over who underwent surgery and were followed up at SCOT during the study period and had a usable clinical record were included. The AO and Gustillo/Anderson (G/A) classifications were used to classify lesions....
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