Surgical Management of Acetabular Fractures: A Case Series

Introduction: For decades, acetabular fractures were treated conservatively. Judet et al. in ۱۹۶۰s established the operative treatment of these fractures by continuous improvement of pre-operative evaluation and classification of fractures. Several studies demonstrated that accurate fracture reduction decreases the incidence of post-traumatic arthritis and improves functional outcome. Case Series: We report ۶۷ consecutive patients who underwent surgical treatment for acetabular fracture; ۴۴ patients were available for follow-up. In ۳۵ (۷۹.۵%) cases, congruent reductions were achieved. The final mean Harris hip score was ۸۱.۸ (۵۳-۹۵). Functional outcomes according to Harris score were excellent and good in ۳۱ patients (۷۰.۵%). Conclusions: The results of internal fixation of displaced acetabular fractures in our series were satisfactory