[Clinical application of the percutaneous retrograde acetabular anterior horn screw fixation].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the clinical usage of percutanious retrograde acetabular anterior horn screw fixation.


METHODS
From June 2006 to November 2011,27 patients with anterior horn accetabular fractures were treated with percutaneous retrograde screw. There were 20 males and 7 females with an average age of 35 years (ranged,20 to 61). According to Tile classification,type A was in 5 cases,type B was in 18 cases and type C was in 4 cases. The intra-operative blood loss volume, fractured reduction and screw location were observed.


RESULTS
Postoperative X-ray and CT scan showed good reduction. According to the standard of Matta, 10 cases got excellent results, 15 good and 2 poor. All fractures healed and no complications such as neurovascular injuries and femoral head necrosis were found.


CONCLUSIONS
Percutanious retrograde acetabular anterior horn screw technique have advantages of little trauma, less blood loss volume, reliable fixation, which can be effectively used in clinic.
Department of Orthopaedics, the First People's Hospital of Xiaoshan, Hangzhou 311200, Zhejiang, China.
Hui
H
Wang
Gang
G
Zu
Da-Wei
DW
Bi
Qi
Q
Zheng
Yi-Ming
YM
Chen
Wei
W
Wei
Lei
L
Han
D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography