BACKGROUND We analyzed the extent of the comminution in the acetabular weight-bearing area, the clinical and radiographic results, and the complications after a minimum 2-year follow-up of the modified Stoppa approach for the treatment of acetabular fractures, and we attempted to evaluate the efficacy of the operative technique. METHODS All of the 22 patients, who needed the anterior approach...

The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of and evaluate the risk for complications and mortality following open treatment of acetabular fractures in the Medicare population. Patients treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for acetabular fractures were identified using current procedural terminology codes in a 5% national sample of Medicare records. Complicatio...

Introduction: Acetabular fractures are severe injuries, and the operative management is a challenge among orthopaedics trauma surgeons. There is no data available on long term follow up results as well as differences between the major acetabular fracture patterns in Brunei. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study of 42 acetabular fractures treated surgically at RIPAS Hospital, Brun...

In the last 35 years, the study of acetabular fractures has evolved thanks to the initial work of Judet and Letournel1, to the publication of Letournel and Judet2 and to the research of other authors who have followed in the same school3. Acetabular fractures are caused by high-energy trauma, with traffic accidents, especially automobile accidents being their main cause3. The increase in the nu...

Pubic rami fractures are common. They are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. These fractures are usually classified as stable injuries and traditionally receive limited orthopaedic input. Management typically involves hospital admission and early input from physiotherapists and occupational therapists. Early mobilisation is advocated as a central part of managing these patient...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate short-term results of total hip replacement performed for post-traumatic osteoarthritis and/or femoral head necrosis caused by acetabular fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed 39 arthroplasties due to acetabular fractures on 25 male and 14 female patients during the course of a five-year period. The mean age of the patients was 45 years (range 25 ...

AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the results of acetabular fractures surgically treated using posterior Kocher-Langenbeck approach for internal fixation. METHODS A series of 42 consecutive cases treated during a 4 year period was analysed. The mean age of the patients was 41 years. According to the Letournel classification 9 posterior wall fractures, 3 posterior column fractures, 11 transverse fr...

INTRODUCTION Acetabular fractures are severe injuries, generally caused by high-energy trauma, most frequently from traffic accidents or falls from heights. Fractures of the extremities, head injuries, chest, abdomen and pelvic ring injuries are most commonly associated injuries. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of open reduction and internal fixation of acetabu...

e Bernese rotational acetabular osteotomy (RAO) was developed in 1983 (1) in order to prevent the development of arthrosis in young patients with hip dysplasia, and several reports on satisfactory results have subsequently been published (2–9). e RAO performed through the two most frequently used approaches, the ilioinguinal and Smith-Petersen, requires a broad dissection of the pelvic bones an...

BACKGROUND Operative management is considered to be the treatment of choice in acetabular fractures as this is the unique way of achieving precise anatomical reduction, stable internal fixation, and early mobilization of joint. With this background in mind we undertook a prospective study with an aim to assess the outcome of surgery in displaced acetabular fractures at our general orthopedic ce...