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- Title
Pulmonary Cement Embolism After Kyphoplasty.
- Authors
Focardi, Martina; Bonelli, Aurelio; Pinchi, Vilma; De Luca, Federica; Norelli, Gian‐Aristide
- Abstract
Pulmonary polymethylmethacrylate ( PMMA) cement embolism after kyphoplasty (KP) surgery is a quite frequent event as well as the pulmonary embolization of central venous catheter fragment. This report shows the case of a subject who, after KP, developed pulmonary embolism and who underwent thoracic surgery. After hospital discharge, the subject advanced a claim for damages toward the hospital where he was operated, complaining sensation of tenderness at the chest surgical scar and esthetic damage. To understand the nature of the embolism (either central venous catheter fragment or cement), chemical investigations were then ordered. Spectrometry identified the PMMA cement used for KP. When doubts rise about the origin of the embolized material, chemical investigations may reveal important data not only for clinical but also for forensic purposes.
- Subjects
POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE; FORENSIC anthropology; FORENSIC anthropology laboratories; FORENSIC science equipment; FORENSIC sciences
- Publication
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2016, Vol 61, pS252
- ISSN
0022-1198
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1556-4029.12957