Bilateral central dislocation of the hip. A case report.
Bilateral posterior shoulder dislocations and vertebral fractures are well described complications of convulsive activity. A 72-year-old woman with osteoarthritis of both hips and knees centrally dislocated both hips during a tonic-clonic seizure. Bilateral central fracture dislocation of the hip, although rare, must be suspected in the postictal patient who complains of hip and knee pain.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000150:complications; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications*