Evaluation of the results of internal fixation of displaced acetabular fractures

ABSTRACT

Displaced acetabular fractures must be treated as soon as the patient is stable, ideally in the first two weeks postinjury. Now, surgical reconstruction of recent displaced acetabular fractures has become the accepted treatment of choice for achieving the best long term results following injury. Early radiological evaluation yielded a perfect reduction in [26] patients [28.38%], near perfect reduction in [31] patients [37.11%], good reduction in [26] patients [28.38%] and failure in [7] patients [7.10%]. The late radiological results after at least 12 months, were excellent in [36] [13.3%], poor in [8] patients [8.8%], 34 patients were good and 12 patients were fair. The functional results were excellent in [29] patients [32.2%], good in 44 patients [48.9%].Fair in 10 patients [11.1%] and poor in 7 patients [7.8%]. The common postoperative complications, were sciatic nerve injury in [8] patients [8.9%] and heterotopic ossification in 8 patients [8.9%]