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Article: Pulmonary embolism following rotator cuff repair.(Original Article)(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- International Journal of Shoulder Surgery
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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Byline: Samuel. Hoxie, John. Sperling, Robert. Cofield
Background: Previous studies have provided data on the incidence of pulmonary embolism following shoulder arthroplasty and repair of fractures of the proximal humerus. However, there is no information on the risk of pulmonary embolism following the surgical management of rotator cuff tears. Methods: We performed a review of 1176 patients who underwent operative procedures for rotator cuff tears between January 1[sup] st , 2001 and December 31[sup] st , 2005 to identify all patients who developed a symptomatic pulmonary embolism postoperatively. Results: Three patients developed pulmonary embolisms that were ...