Factors affecting the effects of acetabular fracture treatment / 中华创伤骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

There are many factors which affect the effects of acetabular fracture treatment. According to the literature, they can be concluded as follows: First,factors before the injury, such as quality of bone, age, other diseases of the patient and the expectation of the patient for functional recovery; Secondly, injury related factors, such as type of fracture, presence or absence of complicated nerve injury, dislocation of the femoral head, soft tissue damage and other complications, and the degree of cartilage damage of the femoral head; Thirdly, operational factors, such as the time gap between trauma and surgery, accuracy of reduction, stability of the coxa after the operation, experience of the surgeon, selection of operative approach, conditions of the hospital and operative complications.