Simultaneous Bilateral Femoral Neck Fracture Due to a Tonic-Clonic Seizure and High-Dose Steroid Therapy.

ABSTRACT: Simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fractures (FNFs) are extremely rare and usually associated with an underlying condition affecting the bone quality and mineralization. Convulsions have also been described as a possible cause, mostly as a consequence of epilepsy, hyponatremia, and hypocalcemia. We present a 52-year-old female patient, with bilateral displaced FNFs due to a tonic-clonic seizure and high-dose steroid therapy related to a frontal lobe anaplastic oligodendroglioma brain tumor resection. Two days after admission, bilateral one-stage uncemented total hip arthroplasty (THA) under general anesthesia and through a posterolateral approach was performed using a metal-on-polyethylene bearing surface. Several risk factors can be identified in this unique case, such as the high-dose s

SUBMITTER: Diaz Dilernia F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7364048 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature