Open AccessLow-velocity simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fracture following long-term antiepileptic therapy: A case report
Author(s) -
Mohammed Sadiq,
Vikrant Kulkarni,
Syed Azher Hussain,
Mohammed Ismail,
Mayur Nayak
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v10.i10.371
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral neck , surgery , osteoporosis
Simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fractures are relatively rare injuries. They are usually associated with underlying metabolic bone disorders or systemic diseases. Long-term use of narcotics and bisphosphonates can also result in similar fracture patterns; however, association of this fracture type with long-term use of antiepileptic drugs is not very common. Only one such case has been reported in the literature. This article describes the second.