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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024

Reamer irrigator aspirator (RIA) reduces risk of fat embolism in bilateral pediatric femur shaft fractures: a case report.

Erik Jacobson, Bailey C Schieve, Kyle J Klahs, Reuben A Macias, Amr Abdelgawad, Ahmed M Thabet

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Erik JacobsonPacific Northwest University-Health Sciences Medical School, Yakima, WA 98901, United States.
Bailey C SchieveUniformed Services University Medical School, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States.
Kyle J KlahsDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso TX 79905, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4967-7859
Reuben A MaciasDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso TX 79905, United States.
Amr AbdelgawadDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, United States.
Ahmed M ThabetDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso TX 79905, United States.
Texas Tech University · USMaimonides Medical Center · USPacific Northwest University of Health Sciences · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 14-year-old male patient was successfully treated with the reamer irrigator aspirator for femur intramedullary rod preparation after sustaining right and left closed femur fractures because of an all-terrain vehicle accident. In patients already categorized as high risk for fat embolism syndrome, such as those with bilateral femur fractures, reaming both femora greatly increases the likelihood of this complication. The reamer irrigator aspirator provides an effective tool that potentially mitigates the risk of fat embolism syndrome in pediatric patients with this type of orthopedic trauma.

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bilateral femur fracturesfat embolism syndromefemur fracturepediatricReamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA)

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PMID38344138
PMCPMC10857852
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