Background Fat embolism to the pulmonary circulation is known to occur during total hip
arthroplasty, especially during insertion of a cemented femoral component. Fat and air …

Background and Purpose—Intra-operative cerebral microembolism may be a factor in the
etiology of cognitive decline after orthopedic surgery. We here examine the impact of intra …

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that cerebral fat microembolism takes place
during surgery for hip or knee replacement. In this study, we examined the occurrence of …

Discussion Although somewhat controversial, the initial treatment of acute lumbalgia and
radiculopathy with epidural steroids could be effective. 5 After an unintended dural puncture …

NEUROLOGIC complications of knee and hip arthroplasty range from mild delirium to coma
and death.[1] The pathogenesis and operative events that lead to acute neurologic injury …

Fat embolism occurs following fractures of a long bone or arthroplasty. We investigated
whether paradoxical embolisation through a venous-to-arterial circulation shunt (va) could …

C of intravascular coagulation and granulocytes in acute lung injury. 10 They showed that
bone marrow contains thromboplastin, which activates the extrinsic coagulation system …

P atients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THAI may rarely develop neurological
complications that may present as transient confusion or, if severe, as coma or death (1) …

Purpose Pressurisation of the medullary cavity during cemented arthroplasty causes
“intravasation” of marrow fat. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship …

This case report demonstrates embolization of echogenic material detected by
transoesophageal echocardiography during a cemented total hip arthroplasty in a 76-yr-old …