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  • Title: [Intraoperative fatal fat and bone marrow embolism of the lung in implantation of a hip endoprosthesis with polymethylmethacrylate bone cement].
    Author: Hochmeister M, Fellinger E, Denk W, Laufer G.
    Journal: Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb; 1987; 125(3):337-9. PubMed ID: 3673186.
    Abstract:
    We report on an intraoperative lethal fat embolism and bone marrow embolism of the lung caused by implantation of hip endoprosthesis using acrylic bone cement. Autopsy revealed massive fat embolism of the lung and multiple bone marrow emboli within branches of the pulmonary arteries. It is concluded that there is a close relationship between implantation of hip endoprosthesis and death because fat embolism and bone marrow embolism was the only available evidence on post mortem examination.
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