title: Acetabular fractures.
abstract: There are many questions that remain to be answered regarding the evaluation, classification, and treatment of acetabulum fractures. Without a uniform classification and method of evaluation, a review of the literature can be misleading. Acetabular fractures represent an injury to the articular surface of a major weight-bearing joint and should be treated in accordance with the same criteria used for other intra-articular fractures.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Trauma, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: DeLong
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans