The authors report the clinical, electrocardiographic and radiological aspects of pulmonary embolism as a post-operative complication which occurred in 46 patients after total hip replacement. They discuss the relative value of their findings in relation to arriving at a correct diagnosis, which they believe should be possible without recourse to more complicated procedures such as the use of contrast media radiography.

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