title: Late-diagnosed bilateral intertrochanteric femur fracture during an epileptic seizure.
abstract: Although spontaneous and simultaneous bilateral hip fractures without trauma are seen rarely, epileptic seizures may lead to these fractures. We present an 82-year-old female patient with poor bone quality and a 20-year history of epilepsy. She had been using anticonvulsant drugs for almost 20 years. Following a convulsive epileptic attack, bilateral intertrochanteric femur fractures occurred (causing bilateral hip pain), which was diagnosed on the 12th day. An earlier pelvic anteroposterior roentgenogram would be helpful for early diagnosis. It should not be forgotten that bone fractures may be observed without trauma in epilepsy patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. cemcopur@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Copuroğlu
authors.forename: Mert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dülger
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yalnız
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004827:Epilepsy; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography