Fatal Pulmonary Embolism following Achilles Tendon Repair: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature.

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Published in Case Rep Orthop on May 30, 2013

Authors

Asim M Makhdom1, Simon Garceau, Ronald Dimentberg

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1A6 ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.

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