title: Acetabular fragility fractures in elderly patients.
abstract: The incidence of acetabular fractures in the elderly is recently becoming common. Acetabular fractures in this age range are more demanding, regarding fracture patterns, poor bone quality, patient status and potential comorbidities. Therefore it is necessary to determine the ideal treatment that should allow patients to obtain early mobilization and prevention of common complications. Different treatment options include conservative management, percutaneous minimally invasive procedures, open reduction and fixation (ORIF) and primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). The purpose of this paper is to review these options in fractured elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 3rd Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Azienda Ospedaliera Istituto Ortopedico "G. Pini", Milan, Italy. dimpomarco@live.it
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Imporzano
authors.forename: Federico Maria
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Liuni
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tarantino
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome