Experience on surgical treatment to 78 cases of acetabular fracture / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the treatment and clinical results of acetabular fracture. Method Clinical data of 78 cases of acetabular fracture was analyzed retrospectively on treatment methods and clinical effects from August 1988 to December 2007, 41 cases were performed operation and 37 cases were performed non-operative management. Result The treatment effects were excellent in 43 cases, good in 22 cases, fair in 10 cases, poor in 2 cases and dead in 1 cases, with a good rate of 83.3%, and 20 cases had complications 1 posterior dislocations of hip, 13 posttraumatic arthritis, 1 incisional infection, 5 ectopic ossi-fication. Conclusions It is very important to choose appropriate treatment methods by judging the real state of acetabular fractureexactly. Acetabular reconstruction plate is convenient, safe, and reliable in treat-ment of posterior wall and superior wall fractures.