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Dental Prosthesis Causing Pneumonia in a Delirious Elderly Patient after Hip Fracture Surgery
Young Kyun Lee, Yong Chan Ha, Kyung Hoi Koo
Journal of Trauma and Injury 2012;25(3):97-100
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1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. hayongch@naver.com
Received: 18 July 2012   • Revised: 28 August 2012   • Accepted: 6 September 2012
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Abstract

We report a case of delayed diagnosed pneumonia due to an aspirated metallic crown, which had been detached from a molar tooth. Dental prosthesis should be checked and a careful review of the chest radiograph is mandatory when an elderly patient with delirium after hip fracture surgery develops pneumonia postoperatively.

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