Displaced acetabular fractures: long-term follow-up.
From 1980 to 1987, 136 patients with displaced acetabular fractures were reviewed to compare the long-term results of operative versus nonoperative treatment. Of 90 patients followed up to 8 years (mean, 4 years, 9 months), 54 were treated operatively and 36 nonoperatively. Experience in pelvic trauma surgery was of significance both in choice of treatment and success in achieving optimum results. Assessment by a new acetabular fracture score showed that anatomic or near-anatomic restoration of the joint led to 86% excellent or good results compared with 30% good results for fractures remaining moderately or severely displaced.
Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
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D000077:Acetabulum / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications