Incidence of Fat Embolism after Long Fracture Fixation Operations: Review Article
Alqarni, S., Alorain, L., AlHabib, M., Alsulami, A., AlEssa, A., Alamri, Z., Almuazzi, R., Zaid, H., Almutairi, Y., Ageeli, M., Alamri, S., Alshadokhi, O., Alzahrani, S., Dashti, S., Alsalmi, A. (2017). Incidence of Fat Embolism after Long Fracture Fixation Operations: Review Article. EKB Journal Management System, 69(4), 2361-2365. doi: 10.12816/0041542
Sami Amer M Alqarni; Lama Ibrahim Alorain; Mohammed Salman AlHabib; Awath Fahim Alsulami; Abdulaziz Muhammed AlEssa; Zohor Abdullah Alamri; Rakan Fraih Jarallah Almuazzi; Hala Mohammed Bin Zaid; Yousif Ali Brshoum Almutairi; Mohammed Ahmed H Ageeli; Saleem Othman Rafi Alamri; Omar Abdulmohsen Alshadokhi; Saeed Hamed Alzahrani; Sulaiman Dawoud Dashti; Ahmed Atiah Awwadh Alsalmi. "Incidence of Fat Embolism after Long Fracture Fixation Operations: Review Article". EKB Journal Management System, 69, 4, 2017, 2361-2365. doi: 10.12816/0041542
Alqarni, S., Alorain, L., AlHabib, M., Alsulami, A., AlEssa, A., Alamri, Z., Almuazzi, R., Zaid, H., Almutairi, Y., Ageeli, M., Alamri, S., Alshadokhi, O., Alzahrani, S., Dashti, S., Alsalmi, A. (2017). 'Incidence of Fat Embolism after Long Fracture Fixation Operations: Review Article', EKB Journal Management System, 69(4), pp. 2361-2365. doi: 10.12816/0041542
Alqarni, S., Alorain, L., AlHabib, M., Alsulami, A., AlEssa, A., Alamri, Z., Almuazzi, R., Zaid, H., Almutairi, Y., Ageeli, M., Alamri, S., Alshadokhi, O., Alzahrani, S., Dashti, S., Alsalmi, A. Incidence of Fat Embolism after Long Fracture Fixation Operations: Review Article. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 69(4): 2361-2365. doi: 10.12816/0041542

Incidence of Fat Embolism after Long Fracture Fixation Operations: Review Article

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 29, Volume 69, Issue 4, October 2017, Page 2361-2365  XML PDF (208.85 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0041542
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Authors
Sami Amer M Alqarni1; Lama Ibrahim Alorain2; Mohammed Salman AlHabib3; Awath Fahim Alsulami4; Abdulaziz Muhammed AlEssa5; Zohor Abdullah Alamri1; Rakan Fraih Jarallah Almuazzi6; Hala Mohammed Bin Zaid7; Yousif Ali Brshoum Almutairi8; Mohammed Ahmed H Ageeli9; Saleem Othman Rafi Alamri10; Omar Abdulmohsen Alshadokhi11; Saeed Hamed Alzahrani12; Sulaiman Dawoud Dashti13; Ahmed Atiah Awwadh Alsalmi14
1King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
2Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
3Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia,
4Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
5King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
6Hail University, Hail, Saudi Arabia
7Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
8October 6 University, Cairo, Egypt
9Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
10Ohud Hospital, Medina, Saudi Arabia
11Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
12Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia
13University of Malta, Malta
14Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
In spite of being rare, fat embolism syndrome is considered a fatal complication after bone fracture and orthopedic procedures. It was suggested that early immobilization might reduce the incidence of fat embolism syndrome. However, no enough data are available to justify this finding. Objectives: The aim of this review is to determine the incidence of fat embolism among patients who had long fracture fixation. Methods: A systematic review of Medline and Cochrane library was conducted on their database. This search yielded 34 papers, 13 of which were related. Results: The incidence of fat embolism syndrome after long fracture fixation ranged from 2.7% and 11%. More specifically, the incidence among long bone fracture patients who were operated early (within the first 24 hours after injury) ranged from zero% in some studies (16,19) to 1.8% in others. As regards late operation, after 24 hour of bone fracture, the incidence of fat embolism syndrome (FES) ranged from 3.5% to 10.4. Conclusions: The incidence of fat embolism in post long fracture fixation is very low. Several research works indicate that early fixation significantly reduce the incidence of FES compared to late fixation.  
 
 
Keywords
Fat Embolism; Long Bone Fracture; Long bone Fixation; Immobilization
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