Zusammenfassung. Die Wahl der korrekten Therapie von Acetabulumfrakturen ist unmittelbar abhängig von der exakten Klassifikation. Die richtige und erfolgreiche Therapie bestimmt wiederum das Outcome des Patienten. Insbesondere bei Behandlung von Acetabulumfrakturen ist die Einteilung in die geläufigen Klassifikationsschemata (Judet/Letournel, AO) oft nur auf konventionellen Röntgenaufnahmen bas...

Robert Judet first performed hip arthroplasty via the anterior approach (AA) in 1947 on an orthopaedic table. Our center has a near 20-year experience on more than 3500 patients operated by AA hip arthroplasty. While primary AA total hip arthroplasty techniques have been discussed in the literature, revision AA total hip arthroplasty techniques are relatively new. The current article in the Jou...

Acetabular fractures in the elderly are increasingly common; however, an antecedent of trauma may not be known, and the diagnosis easily missed. Early identification and prompt management are needed in order to minimise morbidity rates, but little has been published on occult acetabular fracture.In this paper we present three cases of occult acetabular fracture in patients older than 75 years. ...

INTRODUCTION Acetabular fractures are a common problem among young males. An acetabular fracture with disruption of the joint surface, if untreated, will rapidly lead to post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Proper reduction and internal fixation depend on accurate classification and the quality of imaging. CASE PRESENTATION We present an unusual form of acetabular fracture, which is not included in...

This report describes a rare case of concomitant ipsilateral pelvic disruption, hip dislocation, a femoral shaft fracture, supra and intercondylar fracture of the femur, and tibial shaft fracture in a young man who suffered a fall from a moving truck. The hip dislocation was reduced under general anaesthesia with a closed procedure. Both femoral shaft and distal femoral fractures were reduced a...

111 The treatment of acetabular fractures constitutes in many cases a challenge for the orthopedic surgeon. Classifying the fracture, determining the degree of displacement and deciding whether to operate or not all require specific experience and training1-3. Since the acetabulum is a weightbearing joint surface it requires an anatomical reduction, but the technical difficulties associated wit...

Significant soft tissue injury associated with a pelvic trauma in which subcutaneous tissue is torn away from underlying fascia, creating cavity filled with hematoma and liquefield fat is termed as closed degloving injury (1). Morel-Lavalle ́e described this lesion for the first time in the 1800s. Subsequently, Letournel and Judet used the term of Morel-Lavalle ́e Lesion (MLL) as closed degloving...