Citation

Gill JR, Murphy CG, Quansah B, Carrothers AD. BMJ Case Rep. 2015; 2015(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2015-211445

PMID

26307650

Abstract

A 61-year-old woman sustained multiple fractures secondary to the tonic clonic muscular contractions of a seizure. Her injuries included: bilateral proximal humerus posterior fracture dislocations, manubrium fracture, unstable sixth thoracic vertebrae crush fracture, bilateral acetabular fractures and a left femoral neck fracture. Seizures are a rare but recognised cause of fracture. Patients with osteoporosis are more susceptible to more serious fractures to long bones, spine and pelvis. The lack of history of high-energy trauma can lead to a delay in diagnosis. Rarely, the combination and magnitude of these injuries can be life-threatening.

Language: en