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BJA Advance Access published online on February 20, 2004
British Journal of Anaesthesia, doi:10.1093/bja/aeh105
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Accepted November 27, 2003

Case Reports

Bilateral subcapital neck of femur fractures after eclamptic seizures

J. Kause 1 M. J. Parr 1*

1 University of New South Wales, Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool BC1871, Australia

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: m.parr{at}unsw.edu.au.


  Abstract

A previously healthy female sustained bilateral subcapital femur fractures during an eclamptic seizure. This complication has not been previously described in association with eclampsia. Clinicians need to be aware of this potential complication and investigate postseizure hip pain appropriately.

Keywords: Keywords: complications, eclampsia; complications, sub-capital hip fractures


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