Citation

Gehlen JM, Hoofwijk AG. Eur. J. Trauma Emerg. Surg. 2010; 36(5): 491-493.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Orbis Medical Center, P.O. Box 5500, 6130 MB Sittard, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00068-010-0015-z

PMID

21841956

PMCID

PMC3150809

Abstract

A case of femoral neck fracture is reported after electrical shock injury with 300 V direct current in a 41-year old male. He had two small full thickness burns on his left heel, probably the exit wounds. A fracture after electrical shock due to musculoskeletal contractions is a very rare condition. Surgeons caring for patients with electrical injury should be aware of the possibility of skeletal injuries. Without vigilance for these injuries, delay in diagnosis may occur.

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