Clinical Presentation of Pulmonary Embolus After Total Joint Arthroplasty: Do Size and Location of Embolus Matter?

Luis Pulido, MD, Seth Grossman, MD, Eric B. Smith, MD, Ashish Joshi, MD, MPH, James J. Purtill, MD, Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, and Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD

Dr. Pulido is Resident, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Grossman is Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York.

Dr. Smith is Assistant Professor, Main Line Orthopaedics, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Joshi is Research Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Purtill and Dr. Parvizi are Associate Professors, and Dr. Rothman is Professor, Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Luis Pulido, MD, Seth Grossman, MD, Eric B. Smith, MD, Ashish Joshi, MD, MPH, James J. Purtill, MD, Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, and Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD

Dr. Pulido is Resident, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Grossman is Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York.

Dr. Smith is Assistant Professor, Main Line Orthopaedics, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Joshi is Research Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Purtill and Dr. Parvizi are Associate Professors, and Dr. Rothman is Professor, Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Luis Pulido, MD, Seth Grossman, MD, Eric B. Smith, MD, Ashish Joshi, MD, MPH, James J. Purtill, MD, Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, and Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD

Dr. Pulido is Resident, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Grossman is Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York.

Dr. Smith is Assistant Professor, Main Line Orthopaedics, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Joshi is Research Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Purtill and Dr. Parvizi are Associate Professors, and Dr. Rothman is Professor, Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.