surgical management of acetabular fractures: a case series

introduction for decades, acetabular fractures were treated conservatively. judet et al. in 1960s established the operative treatment of these fractures by continuous improvement of pre-operative evaluation and classification of fractures. several studies demonstrated that accurate fracture reduction decreases the incidence of post-traumatic arthritis and improves functional outcome. conclusions the results of internal fixation of displaced acetabular fractures in our series were satisfactory. case series we report 67 consecutive patients who underwent surgical treatment for acetabular fracture; 44 patients were available for follow-up. in 35 (79.5%) cases, congruent reductions were achieved. the final mean harris hip score was 81.8 (53-95). functional outcomes according to harris score were excellent and good in 31 patients (70.5%).