Kause J, Parr M J
University of New South Wales, Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool BC1871, Australia.
Br J Anaesth. 2004 Apr;92(4):590-2. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeh105. Epub 2004 Feb 20.
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.