SEIZURE-INDUCED THORACIC BURST FRACTURES - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
MCCULLEN GM BROWN CC
Citation
Gm. Mccullen et Cc. Brown, SEIZURE-INDUCED THORACIC BURST FRACTURES - A CASE-REPORT, Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976), 19(1), 1994, pp. 77-79
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) → ACNP
ISSN journal
03622436
Volume
19
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
77 - 79
Database
ISI
SICI code
0362-2436(1994)19:1<77:STBF-A>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Musculoskeletal injuries can arise from muscle contraction during gene ralized seizure activity. The most frequently documented injuries are thoracic vertebral body compression fractures, proximal femur fracture s, and proximal humerus fractures occasionally accompanied by dislocat ion. A case is presented of a thoracic burst fracture and bilateral pr oximal humerus fractures secondary to a seizure.