Abstract

Several orthopaedic complications of epileptic seizures have been described including, vertebral compression fractures, shoulder dislocations, proximal humeral fractures, scapular fractures, hip dislocations, femoral neck fractures and acetabular fractures. We describe a previously unreported complication of an epileptic seizure, bilateral fibular head fractures, and suggest a further mechanism which may cause them.

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