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Fig. 1

A 21-year-old female with injury severity score 29.

(A) Three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) image of the pelvis showing pelvic ring injury (jumper's fracture) and right acetabular fracture (both column).

(B) Sagittal reconstruction image of the lumbar-spine showing an L1 bursting fracture with neurologic deficit.

(C) Postoperative X-ray of lumbar-spine.

(D) Chest CT image showing a filling defect in the posterobasal segmental pulmonary artery right with vital sign 142/88-37.7-120-22 at postoperative 6 days.

(E) Inferior vena cava filter insertion.

(F) Postoperative X-ray after definitive surgery.

Fig. 2

Comparison of the rate of venous thromboembolism between subgroup with risk scores of 13 or less and 14 or more. VTE: Venous thromboembolism.

Table 1

Summary of Clinical Data

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation. DVT: Deep vein thrombosis.

Table 2

Risk Score for Venous Thromboembolism

Table 3

Clinical Features of Patients who Experienced a Venous Thromboembolism

BMI: Body mass index, ISS: Injury severity score, DVT: Deep vein thrombosis, F: Female, M: Male, Post.: Posterior, fx.: Fracture, Postop.: Postoperative, Preop.: Preoperative, PE: Pulmonary embolism, EIV: External iliac vein, FV: Femoral vein, PV: Popliteal vein, PeV: Peroneal vein, PTV: Posterior tibial vein, CIV: Common iliac vein, AC: Anticoagulants, IVC: Inferior vena cava.

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