Pulmonary Embolism after Core Decompression of the Femoral Head Using Injectable Bone Graft Substitute: A Case Report

Pujol Alarcón, Oriol; Aguirre Canyadell, Màrius; Gargallo Margarit, Albert; Riera Soler, Luis; Pacha Vicente, Daniel Alejandro; Uria Oficialdegui, Maria Luz

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Pulmonary Embolism after Core Decompression of the Femoral Head Using Injectable Bone Graft Substitute: A Case Report, 2021 (499.4Kb)

Date

2021-09

Author

Pujol Alarcón, Oriol

Aguirre Canyadell, Màrius

Gargallo Margarit, Albert

Riera Soler, Luis

Pacha Vicente, Daniel Alejandro

Uria Oficialdegui, Maria Luz

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Abstract

The authors report a rare complication regarding the case of an 18-year-old female with bilateral osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) secondary to the treatment and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) of an acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The patient underwent a bilateral necrotic bone debridement and core decompression (CD) surgery with injectable synthetic bone graft, which unfortunately caused a pulmonary injectable bone graft substitute embolism.

Keywords

Femur head necrosis; Postoperative complications; Embolism

Bibliographic citation

Pujol O, Aguirre M, Gargallo A, Uria ML, Riera L, Pacha D. Pulmonary Embolism after Core Decompression of the Femoral Head Using Injectable Bone Graft Substitute: A Case Report. Hip Pelvis. 2021 Sep;33(3):167–72.