Cerebral fat embolism after traumatic bone fractures: a structured literature review and analysis of published case reports.
Vetrugno LuigiElena BignamiCristian DeanaFlavio BassiMaria VargasMaria OrsariaDaniele BagattoCristina IntermiteFrancesco MeroiFrancesco SagliettiMarco SartoriDaniele OrsoMassimo RobionyTiziana BovePublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2021)
FES is most frequent in young men in the third decades of life following multiple leg fractures. FES may be more frequent after a burst fracture. The presence of PFO may be responsible for the acute presentation of cerebral embolisms, whereas FES is mostly delayed by 48-72 h.