Fat embolism syndrome in femoral shaft fractures: does the initial treatment make a difference?

To identify the risk factors correlated with the initial treatment performed. This is a retrospective study involving a total of 272 patients diagnosed with femoral shaft fractures. Of the patients, 14% were kept at rest until the surgical treatment, 52% underwent external fixation, 10% received imm...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de ortopedia Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 535 - 537
Main Authors: Silva, Jânio José Alves Bezerra, Diana, Diogo de Almeida, Salas, Victor Eduardo Roman, Zamboni, Caio, Hungria Neto, José Soares, Christian, Ralph Walter
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Elsevier Editora Ltda 01-09-2017
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda
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Summary:To identify the risk factors correlated with the initial treatment performed. This is a retrospective study involving a total of 272 patients diagnosed with femoral shaft fractures. Of the patients, 14% were kept at rest until the surgical treatment, 52% underwent external fixation, 10% received immediate definitive treatment, and 23% remained in skeletal traction (23%) until definitive treatment. There were six cases of fat embolism syndrome (FES), which showed that polytrauma is the main risk factor for its development and that initial therapy was not important. Polytrauma patients have a greater chance of developing FES and there was no influence from the initial treatment. Identificar os fatores de risco e correlacioná-los com o tratamento inicial. Estudo retrospectivo que envolveu 272 pacientes com diagnóstico de fratura diafisária de fêmur; 14% permaneceram em repouso até o tratamento cirúrgico, 52% foram submetidos a fixação externa, 10% fizeram o tratamento definitivo imediato e 23% permaneceram com tração esquelética até o tratamento definitivo. Foram seis casos de síndrome da embolia gordurosa (SEG), nos quais se evidenciou que o politrauma é o principal fator de risco para seu desenvolvimento e que o tratamento inicial instituído não o influenciou. Pacientes politraumatizados apresentaram uma maior chance de desenvolver SEG e não houve influência do tratamento inicial instituído.
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ISSN:2255-4971
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2255-4971
DOI:10.1016/j.rboe.2016.08.021