Acetabular fractures after seizures are uncommon, and fewer than 30 cases are described in the literature. We present a patient with bilateral acetabular fractures after a seizure, with bilateral quadrilateral plate destruction and protrusio deformity. The patient underwent delayed staggered bilateral total hip arthroplasty 3 months after initial injury, with use of the femoral head as autograft for the protrusio deformities.
Three Down syndrome patients with posterior atlantooccipital (AO) subluxation are described. All are asymptomatic. The subluxation becomes manifest during active extension of the neck and reduces in flexion. Methods of assessing posterior AO subluxation are discussed. The abnormality is attributed to ligamentous laxity in patients with Down syndrome.
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