Open AccessOperative Management of Displaced Acetabular Fractures: an Institutional Experience with a Midterm Follow-up
Author(s) -
Nawaz Bhat,
Khurshid Ahmad Kangoo,
Iftikhar H Wani,
Gowher Wali,
Nasir Muzaffar,
Reyaz Ahmed Dar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ortopedia traumatologia rehabilitacja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.246
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2084-4336
pISSN - 1509-3492
DOI - 10.5604/15093492.1112281
Subject(s) - medicine , heterotopic ossification , surgery , acetabular fracture , internal fixation , orthopedic surgery , radiological weapon , implant , radiography , acetabulum , venous thrombosis , osteoarthritis , prospective cohort study , reduction (mathematics) , harris hip score , thrombosis , alternative medicine , geometry , mathematics , pathology
Operative management is considered to be the treatment of choice in acetabular fractures as this is the unique way of achieving precise anatomical reduction, stable internal fixation, and early mobilization of joint. With this background in mind we undertook a prospective study with an aim to assess the outcome of surgery in displaced acetabular fractures at our general orthopedic centre as a first experience.
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