title: [Epilepsy and transverse sternum fractures: sternum fractures in drug-induced osteopenia].
abstract: Fractures of the sternum are a very rare injury. The combination of indirect trauma and transverse fracture in case of an epileptic seizure has been described only in one case. A sternal fracture in a 32-year-old woman was treated by plate osteosynthesis because of progressive pain. In the current literature, there are no clear recommendations for the treatment of such fractures. Plate osteosynthesis, as an alternative to conservative treatment of such fractures, is presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfall-, Schulter- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Sportmedizin und Sporttraumatologie, Krankenhaus Rummelsberg gGmbH, Rummelsberg 71, 90592, Schwarzenbruck, Deutschland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Merschin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kerling
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winterholler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stangl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D001860:Bone Plates; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014635:Valproic Acid