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...

BACKGROUND Conventional internal fixation entails the use of an interfragmentary lag screw along with a plate. Not all acetabular fractures are amenable to the placement of an interfragmentary lag screw, and the fracture may be displaced during tightening of the interfragmentary lag screw. Locking plates are a possible solution. We sought to determine whether a locking plate construct can provi...

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...

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...

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...

BACKGROUND Elderly patients have more special medical needs when compared with young ones; thus, the results of open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for acetabular fractures should be stratified by age in these patients. This study seeks to determine whether the age of the patient influences the results of the ORIF for acetabular fractures. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis...

In the treatment of posterior wall fractures of the acetabulum, a modified distal radius T-plate can be substituted for one third tubular spring plates for fixation of thin, small, or comminuted posterior wall fragments. This technique is described as well as a case series of 33 patients with various posterior wall acetabular fractures.

Introduction This article is a written summary of the Marvin Tile 2006 Lecture given by Martin Bircher. The Marvin Tile Lecture is given at the University of Toronto Pelvic and Acetabular Fracture course to recognize Marvin Tile for his outstanding contributions to orthopedic surgical teaching and in particular his commitments to pelvic and acetabular fracture treatment. In 1987, Mr Bircher was...

INTRODUCTION Acetabular fractures treatment represents a great controversy, challenge and dilemma for an orthopedic surgeon. AIM The aim of the paper was to present the results of treatment of 96 acetabular fractures in the Clinic of Traumatology Banja Luka, in the period from 2003 to 2013, as well as to raise awareness regarding the controversy in the methods of choice in treating acetabulum...