12 results for “fibula fracture”
42y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep calf vein thrombosis
…lectual disability, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis. He sustained a tibia and fibula fracture on 6 September 2007, requiring surgical fixation. Although prescribed clexane (low-molecular-weig…
76y · Male·Hypothermia and multiorgan failure complicating compound left tibia and fibula f…
…ntellectual disability under DHHS care, died from hypothermia and multiorgan failure following a compound fracture of the left tibia and fibula sustained in a fall at home. He was found unresponsive after welfare concern…
73y · Female·atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary vascular disease
… with hypertension and other comorbidities, developed atrial fibrillation during orthopaedic surgery for a fibula fracture. She was discharged on flecainide 50mg daily, metoprolol, and rivaroxaban. Within days she report…
40y · Male·hypothermia
…hat Nathan died of hypothermia between 27 June and 25 July 2019. He had walked to an isolated rocky area, fractured his ankle (distal fibula), and became trapped between rocks. The coroner could not determine why Nathan …
31y · Female·Septicaemia following Acute Osteomyelitis following Fractures of the Left Leg
…Manyita, a 31-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from septicaemia following acute osteomyelitis complicating fractures of her left leg. She presented to Royal Darwin Hospital on 22 April 2005 with a tibial and fibular fract…
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
…bidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle while riding a mobility scooter on 24 April 2015. The collision …
44y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism complicating a fractured left ankle (not operated), su…
A 44-year-old woman died from pulmonary thromboembolism 27 days after sustaining a Weber B ankle fracture from a fall. She was managed conservatively with a CAM boot then below-knee cast, with progressive immobi…
68y · Female·Pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis secondary to fractured left dis…
Mary Morrow, aged 68, died from pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis following a fractured left ankle sustained in Queensland on 23 June 2021. She received appropriate VTE prophylaxis initially (…
86y · Male·coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis with significant conditions of fractured l…
Mr. Stanley Charles Anderson, aged 86, died at Gympie General Hospital from coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis, precipitated by injuries sustained in a fall at a nursing home. While transferring from a bath trolley to…
82y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest as a result of fractured …
…ar-old man died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following perioperative cardiac arrest during ankle fracture surgery. The anesthetist failed to recognise clinical deterioration, did not intubate despite signs of hy…
74y · Female·Fractures of the legs, with terminal palliative care, in an elderly lady with mu…
Ms Papanastasiou, a 74-year-old aged care resident confined to a wheelchair, died from bilateral femoral fractures sustained when she fell from her wheelchair during sudden bus braking. The wheelchair was secured using …
24y · Male·Peritonitis secondary to a perforation of the small bowel
Nicholas Wells, a 24-year-old man, died from peritonitis secondary to small bowel perforation sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Although he was suspected of having a bowel injury at 11am on admission, he was placed …
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