Bilateral Femoral Neck Fracture Secondary to Seizure: Treatment with Total Hip Arthroplasty by the Direct Anterior approach

Bilateral Femoral Neck Fracture Secondary to Seizure: Treatment with Total Hip Arthroplasty by the Direct Anterior approach

Abstract Bilateral fracture of the femoral neck secondary to seizure is a rare event. The occurrence of these lesions is related to vigorous tonic-clonic muscular contractions and to the use of anticonvulsive medications. Femoral neck fractures in young adults treated with total hip arthroplasty are...

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Main Authors: Osamu de Sandes Kimura, Rui Felipe Pache de Moraes, Marco Bernardo Cury Fernandes, Emílio Henrique Carvalho Freitas, Alexandre Seabra, George Kalif Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
femoral neck fractures
arthroplasty, replacement, hip
seizure
epilepsy
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