title: Operative treatment for acetabular fractures.
abstract: We report a retrospective study of 54 acetabular fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation, with an average follow-up of 9.6 years (3 to 17). Reduction leaving displacement of less than or equal to 2 mm was achieved in 36 hips (67%); good or excellent functional results were obtained in 33 patients (61%). Early complications requiring re-operation included postoperative loss of reduction in one case and an intra-articular screw in another. Arthrodesis or total hip arthroplasty had been performed in 10 patients (19%) who had late symptomatic degenerative changes. Failure to obtain accurate reduction was the most important factor leading to a poor result, but heterotopic calcification caused poor results in seven patients, five of whom had had an anatomical reduction.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heeg
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Klasen
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Visser
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies