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Saddle embolism after corrective femoral osteotomy: a case report
H Sekiya1, K Noguchi, Y Ohashi
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan. hsekiya@jichi.ac.jp
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (Hong Kong)
|August 18, 2006
Abstract:
We present a case of recurrent saddle embolism 6 days and 9 days following corrective osteotomy of the left femur in a 64-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation. Although saddle embolism is a relatively rare event, orthopaedic surgeons should be aware of this condition.