Long term results of surgical therapy in acetabular fractures

Volume: 34 Number: 3 September 11, 2006
  • Mehmet Asik
  • Levent Eralp
  • Ozgur Cetik
  • Remzi Tuzun
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Long term results of surgical therapy in acetabular fractures

Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate long term results and to determine prognostic factors in patients who underwent surgery for acetabular fractures. Methods: Of three hundred and thirty-two patients who underwent surgery for acetabular fractures between January 1970 and January 1998, 240 patients (186 males, 54 females; mean age 17 years; range 15-81 years) with adequate follow-up data were included. The mean period between the traumatic event and the last follow-up examination was 11.2 years (range 2-26 years). According to the classification of Letournel and Judet, 163 fractures (68%) were simple and 77 (32%) were of compound type. Central, posterior, and anterior dislocations occurred in 45.8%, 38.4%, and 15.8% of fractures, respectively. Results: At the last follow-up examination, excellent, good, fair, and poor functional results were obtained in 96 (40%), 96 (40%), 12 (5%), and 36 (15%) patients, respectively. Radiologic results were excellent in 45%, good in 21.7%, fair in 18.3%, and poor in 15%. Statistical analyses revealed that significant prognostic factors included mean period between the trauma and operation (p=0.05), damage to the femoral head (p=0.01), and the quality of anatomic reduction (p=0.009). Conclusion: We obtained satisfactory results in 192 of 240 hips (80%) by surgical therapy, aiming an excellent anatomic reduction in order to prevent late secondary osteoarthrosis. Similar results are reported in the literature by experienced surgical teams after long follow-up periods. Both in our series and in some other in the literature, no statistical significance between clinical and radiologic results have been found.

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Levent Eralp This is me

Ozgur Cetik This is me

Remzi Tuzun This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2000 Volume: 34 Number: 3

APA
Asik, M., Eralp, L., Cetik, O., & Tuzun, R. (2006). Long term results of surgical therapy in acetabular fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 34(3), 245-253. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v34i3.1801
AMA
1.Asik M, Eralp L, Cetik O, Tuzun R. Long term results of surgical therapy in acetabular fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;34(3):245-253. doi:10.3944/aott.v34i3.1801
Chicago
Asik, Mehmet, Levent Eralp, Ozgur Cetik, and Remzi Tuzun. 2006. “Long Term Results of Surgical Therapy in Acetabular Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34 (3): 245-53. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v34i3.1801.
EndNote
Asik M, Eralp L, Cetik O, Tuzun R (September 1, 2006) Long term results of surgical therapy in acetabular fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34 3 245–253.
IEEE
[1]M. Asik, L. Eralp, O. Cetik, and R. Tuzun, “Long term results of surgical therapy in acetabular fractures”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 245–253, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v34i3.1801.
ISNAD
Asik, Mehmet - Eralp, Levent - Cetik, Ozgur - Tuzun, Remzi. “Long Term Results of Surgical Therapy in Acetabular Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34/3 (September 1, 2006): 245-253. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v34i3.1801.
JAMA
1.Asik M, Eralp L, Cetik O, Tuzun R. Long term results of surgical therapy in acetabular fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;34:245–253.
MLA
Asik, Mehmet, et al. “Long Term Results of Surgical Therapy in Acetabular Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 34, no. 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 245-53, doi:10.3944/aott.v34i3.1801.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Asik, Levent Eralp, Ozgur Cetik, Remzi Tuzun. Long term results of surgical therapy in acetabular fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;34(3):245-53. doi:10.3944/aott.v34i3.1801