Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries which present to an orthopaedic surgeon. Most of these cases are unilateral .Bilateral simultaneous femur neck fracture is a rare occurrence. We report a case of a bilateral neck femur fracture in a 30 year male following a generalized tonic clonic seizure in view of its rarity and also to increase the awareness of such rare injuries. The patient was operated within 3 hours. At 5 months, the patient had good radiological and functional outcome. During a convulsion, there is a powerful and forceful contraction of muscles which may lead to fracture or dislocation. The incidence of fractures following a convulsion is 1.1%. A delay in diagnosis can lead to complications like avascular necrosis, osteoarthritis, non union, functional disability and legal consequences. All orthopaedic surgeons and emergency physicians should be aware of such uncommon injuries to ensure early diagnosis and treatment.
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Shah, H., Grover, A., Gadi, D., & K, S. (2014). Bilateral Neck Femur Fracture Following a Generalized Seizure- A Rare Case Report. The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2(4), 255-257. doi: 10.22038/abjs.2014.3721
MLA
Harshad Shah; Amit Grover; Daksh Gadi; Sudarshan K. "Bilateral Neck Femur Fracture Following a Generalized Seizure- A Rare Case Report", The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2, 4, 2014, 255-257. doi: 10.22038/abjs.2014.3721
HARVARD
Shah, H., Grover, A., Gadi, D., K, S. (2014). 'Bilateral Neck Femur Fracture Following a Generalized Seizure- A Rare Case Report', The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2(4), pp. 255-257. doi: 10.22038/abjs.2014.3721
VANCOUVER
Shah, H., Grover, A., Gadi, D., K, S. Bilateral Neck Femur Fracture Following a Generalized Seizure- A Rare Case Report. The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2014; 2(4): 255-257. doi: 10.22038/abjs.2014.3721
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