Presentation
We present the case of a 48 years old female with personal history of small bowel infarction and intestinal resection. [tmj.ro]
Changing presentation of knee dislocation and vascular injury from high-energy trauma to low-energy falls in the morbidly obese. J Vasc Surg. 2013; 57(5): 1196-203. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.11.067. [ Links ] 32. Barnes CJ, Pietrobon R, Higgins LD. [scielo.org.mx]
Musculoskeletal
- Fracture
Dislocation and fractures around the knee with popliteal artery injury: A retrospective analysis of 54 cases]. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2006; 92(5): 508-16. doi: 10.1016/s0035-1040(06)75840-8. [ Links ] 80. [scielo.org.mx]
Treatment
The involvement of hyperhomocysteinemia as a risk factor for thrombosis in this patient is obvious from the response to the treatment. [tmj.ro]
Knee dislocation: initial assessment and implications for treatment. J Orthop Trauma. 1997; 11(7): 525-9. doi: 10.1097/00005131-199710000-00011. [ Links ] 48. Khakha RS, Day AC, Gibbs J, Allen S, Hill P, Hull J, et al. [scielo.org.mx]
Etiology
INTRODUCTION Even if the knowledge about the etiology of acquired or inherited thrombotic disorders have evolved a lot in the past years, mainly by elucidating the molecular mechanisms involved in the coagulation and fibrinolysis processes, the Virchow [tmj.ro]
Epidemiology
Epidemiology and outcomes of traumatic knee dislocations: Isolated vs multi-trauma injuries. Injury. 2018; 49(6):1183-7. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.02.016. [ Links ] 2. Parker S, Handa A, Deakin M, Sideso E. [scielo.org.mx]
Pathophysiology
Hyperhomocysteinemia and atheroclerotic vascular disease: pathophysiology, screening, and treatment. Arch Intern Med 1998;158:1301-6. 8. Carmel R, Green R, Rosenblatt DS, et al. Update on cobalamine, folate and homocysteine. [tmj.ro]
Prevention
Even though recent studies are questioning the importance of routine measurement of plasma levels of homocysteine and that of treatment with vitamin supplements and folate in order to prevent atherothrombotic diseases, these measures proved to be beneficial [tmj.ro]