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An unusual case of simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fracture following electrocution injury-A case report and review of literature
INTRODUCTION: Simultaneous bilateral fractures of the neck of femur is rare. Hypocalcemia, epilepsy, osteoporosis and electrical injuries are known to cause similar injuries. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 43-year-old male who sustained an electrical shock injury following which he fell from a h...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5245945/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28116275 http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.514 |
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author | Nekkanti, Supreeth Vijay, C Theja, JS Sujana RaviShankar, R Raj, Sumit |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Simultaneous bilateral fractures of the neck of femur is rare. Hypocalcemia, epilepsy, osteoporosis and electrical injuries are known to cause similar injuries. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 43-year-old male who sustained an electrical shock injury following which he fell from a height of around 4 feet. Radiological studies confirmed bilateral transcervical neck of femur fracture. Laboratory investigations revealed the patient had extremely low levels of vitamin D (11.1ng/ml). Patient was treated with three 6.5 mm cannulated cancellous screws on each side. Patient had good functional outcome at the end of one year. CONCLUSION: We report this case as a rare etiological combination of hypovitaminosis D and electrical injury causing bilateral neck of femur fracture. Such injuries should be diagnosed at the earliest and goal of treatment should be to preserve both the hip joints. Early management would avoid potential complications like non-union and avascular necrosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-52459452017-01-23 An unusual case of simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fracture following electrocution injury-A case report and review of literature Nekkanti, Supreeth Vijay, C Theja, JS Sujana RaviShankar, R Raj, Sumit J Orthop Case Rep Case Report INTRODUCTION: Simultaneous bilateral fractures of the neck of femur is rare. Hypocalcemia, epilepsy, osteoporosis and electrical injuries are known to cause similar injuries. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 43-year-old male who sustained an electrical shock injury following which he fell from a height of around 4 feet. Radiological studies confirmed bilateral transcervical neck of femur fracture. Laboratory investigations revealed the patient had extremely low levels of vitamin D (11.1ng/ml). Patient was treated with three 6.5 mm cannulated cancellous screws on each side. Patient had good functional outcome at the end of one year. CONCLUSION: We report this case as a rare etiological combination of hypovitaminosis D and electrical injury causing bilateral neck of femur fracture. Such injuries should be diagnosed at the earliest and goal of treatment should be to preserve both the hip joints. Early management would avoid potential complications like non-union and avascular necrosis. Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5245945/ /pubmed/28116275 http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.514 Text en Copyright: © Indian Orthopaedic Research Group http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Nekkanti, Supreeth Vijay, C Theja, JS Sujana RaviShankar, R Raj, Sumit An unusual case of simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fracture following electrocution injury-A case report and review of literature |
title | An unusual case of simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fracture following electrocution injury-A case report and review of literature |
title_full | An unusual case of simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fracture following electrocution injury-A case report and review of literature |
title_fullStr | An unusual case of simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fracture following electrocution injury-A case report and review of literature |
title_full_unstemmed | An unusual case of simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fracture following electrocution injury-A case report and review of literature |
title_short | An unusual case of simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fracture following electrocution injury-A case report and review of literature |
title_sort | unusual case of simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fracture following electrocution injury-a case report and review of literature |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5245945/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28116275 http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.514 |
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