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- Title
Reamer irrigator aspirator (RIA) reduces risk of fat embolism in bilateral pediatric femur shaft fractures: a case report.
- Authors
Jacobson, Erik; Schieve, Bailey C; Klahs, Kyle J; Macias, Reuben A; Abdelgawad, Amr; Thabet, Ahmed M
- Abstract
A 14-year-old male patient was successfully treated with the reamer irrigator aspirator for femur intramedullary rod preparation after sustaining right and left closed femur fractures because of an all-terrain vehicle accident. In patients already categorized as high risk for fat embolism syndrome, such as those with bilateral femur fractures, reaming both femora greatly increases the likelihood of this complication. The reamer irrigator aspirator provides an effective tool that potentially mitigates the risk of fat embolism syndrome in pediatric patients with this type of orthopedic trauma.
- Subjects
FEMORAL fractures; ASPIRATORS; EMBOLISMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL system injuries; INTRAMEDULLARY rods; GAS embolism
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2024, Vol 2024, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjae042