Simultaneous bilateral fractures of the neck of the femur is rare. Such fracture is usually associated with metabolic diseases or other previous pathologies. This fracture may pass unnoticed, a fact which would worsen its prognosis. In this report, the authors present the case of a twenty-seven year old male patient who, after having a convulsion, had a simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fracture. Aspect related to the trauma mechanism, its different treatments and the difficulty in diagnosing this fracture will be discussed.
Femoral neck fracture; bilateral; simultaneous; epilepsy
