Surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: short and mid-term results

Volume: 34 Number: 3 September 11, 2006
  • Hakan Kinik
  • Atac Karakas
  • Ertan Mergen
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Surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: short and mid-term results

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate early and mid-term results of open reduction and internal fixation for acetabular fractures. Patients: The study included 39 patients (29 males, 10 females; mean age 35 years) who underwent surgery for acetabular fractures between January 1991 and August 1997. Most of the fractures were caused by high-energy trauma, resulting in a displacement of more than 3 mm and instability. According to the classification of Letournel and Judet, the fractures were simple in 15 cases and complex in 24 cases. Three patients had sciatic nerve palsy on admission. Posterior and central dislocations of the hip occurred in six patients and one patient, respectively. The period from injury to operation ranged from two to fifteen days with a mean of nine days. Mean follow-up period was 52 months (range 27 to 90 months). Results: The mean postoperative displacement was one millimeter (range 0 to 7 mm). Postoperative reduction was graded as excellent in 64.1% (n=25), imperfect in 23.0% (n=9), and poor in 12.8% (n=5). We encountered two superficial and one deep infections, three avascular necroses, no iatrogenic nerve injuries and no disabling heterotopic ossification. At the most recent follow-up, thirty patients had no pain at all (76.9%); six patients (15.3%) complained of intermittent pain that did not require medication. Conclusion: Open reduction and internal fixation of the displaced high energy acetabular fractures should be performed to avoid post-traumatic osteoarthritis and to achieve a pain-free functional joint.

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Hakan Kinik This is me

Atac Karakas This is me

Ertan Mergen 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
Kinik, H., Karakas, A., & Mergen, E. (2006). Surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: short and mid-term results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 34(3), 254-259. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v34i3.1797
AMA
1.Kinik H, Karakas A, Mergen E. Surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: short and mid-term results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;34(3):254-259. doi:10.3944/aott.v34i3.1797
Chicago
Kinik, Hakan, Atac Karakas, and Ertan Mergen. 2006. “Surgical Treatment of Acetabular Fractures: Short and Mid-Term Results”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34 (3): 254-59. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v34i3.1797.
EndNote
Kinik H, Karakas A, Mergen E (September 1, 2006) Surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: short and mid-term results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34 3 254–259.
IEEE
[1]H. Kinik, A. Karakas, and E. Mergen, “Surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: short and mid-term results”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 254–259, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v34i3.1797.
ISNAD
Kinik, Hakan - Karakas, Atac - Mergen, Ertan. “Surgical Treatment of Acetabular Fractures: Short and Mid-Term Results”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34/3 (September 1, 2006): 254-259. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v34i3.1797.
JAMA
1.Kinik H, Karakas A, Mergen E. Surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: short and mid-term results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;34:254–259.
MLA
Kinik, Hakan, et al. “Surgical Treatment of Acetabular Fractures: Short and Mid-Term Results”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 34, no. 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 254-9, doi:10.3944/aott.v34i3.1797.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Kinik, Atac Karakas, Ertan Mergen. Surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: short and mid-term results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;34(3):254-9. doi:10.3944/aott.v34i3.1797