Humeral head osteonecrosis caused by electrical injury: a case report.
Various musculoskeletal abnormalities caused by electrical injury are described. Such abnormalities usually include fractures or dislocation of adjacent bones and joints. Osteonecrosis is a noteworthy, but less common, consequence of electric shock. The case is discussed of a 52-year-old woman who had received an electric shock (220-V alternating household current) to the right hand and developed osteonecrosis in the ipsilateral humeral head, most likely caused by bone "melting." An osteonecrotic lesion may therefore develop in a joint at a distance from the point of electrical contact, and this must always be kept in mind in diagnosis and treatment.
Govoni
M
M
Division of Rheumatology, S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
Orzincolo
C
C
Bigoni
M
M
Feggi
L
L
Pareschi
P L
PL
Trotta
F
F
D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D012782:Shoulder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*