title: Traumatic transepiphyseal separation of the upper femoral epiphysis following seizures in two children with cerebral palsy.
abstract: Transepiphyseal separation of the neck of the femur following grand mal seizures is described in two children with cerebral palsy. Closed reduction and percutaneous fixation was followed by a period in a hip spica. Although the incidence of avascular necrosis of the femoral head is high following such injury, this has not occurred in these patients at a follow-up of 18 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, The Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, Alder Hey, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK. dr_moez@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ballal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dawoodi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sampath
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bass
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography