INTRODUCTION: Athletic pubalgia, also known as sports hernia, is a common clinical presentation of localized groin pain, which can affect several locations including: adductor origin, inguinal region, acetabular/hip region and at the pubic symphysis [1]. Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) has been suspected as a major cause of groin pain in athletes, but a clear linkage has yet to be establishe...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

fractures of the hip lies largely in the way in which the load is transferred through the femoral neck, the stem of the prosthesis serving to locate and maintain this relationship accurately. The results of using the Moore prosthesis in osteoarthritis, however, are relatively poor (Heywood-Waddington 1966) partly because of acetabular erosion. The matching of the arthritic acetabulum to the sph...