Simultaneous bilateral central dislocation of the hip--an unusual complication of eclampsia.
Bilateral hip injuries are rare. A case of bilateral central dislocation of the hip caused by eclamptic convulsions is reported because of its rarity. Further, eclampsia as a cause of bilateral central dislocation has not been reported earlier. All the earlier 11 cases were due to therapeutic convulsions before 1960. The patient reported here was ambulatory 6 months after injury, with some restriction of rotation and abduction.
D000328:Adult; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications