Benauwd en buiten bewustzijn na een tibiafractuur

Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES) is a condition associated with fractures of long bones and pelvic fractures. In this case report, FES was diagnosed in a 37-year-old man with a lateral tibial plateau fracture who developed respiratory and neurological symptoms shortly after hospitalization. Brain MRI findings were suggestive of central fat emboli.

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