Injury, serum lipids, fat embolism, and clofibrate.
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Injury, serum lipids, fat embolism, and clofibrate.
The mechanism of fat embolism following injury has excited much controversy since it was first described by Zenker in 1862. Two theories seek to explain it-the classical mechanical theory, which is supported by Sevitt (1962), and the metabolic theory, which is supported by Evarts (1965). The mechanical theory suggests that following trauma fat is liberated from the marrow cavity into the venous...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5572.149