Open AccessBilateral acetabular fracture. Two case reports with literature review
Author(s) -
Hassan Boussakri,
Abdelhalim Elibrahimi,
Mohammed Elidrissi,
Mohammed Shimi,
Abdelmajid Elmrini
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of medicine and surgery/international journal of medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-4983
pISSN - 2336-0313
DOI - 10.15342/ijms.v2i1.17
Subject(s) - medicine , acetabular fracture , radiological weapon , orthopedic surgery , surgery , internal fixation , fixation (population genetics) , general surgery , population , environmental health
Bilateral acetabular fractures represent a challenge, even for experienced Orthopedic surgeons .We present two patients who had an isolated acetabular bilateral fracture, following a violent trauma caused by a traffic accident, which were treated in our department .The treatment strategy is planned by a team of surgeons. After a proper preoperative preparation and using a surgical treatment by postero-lateral Moore and Kocher-Langenbeck approach with internal fixation. Our clinical and radiological results were very satisfying.