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Acetabulum Fractures: Multimedia
Updated: Jul 8, 2009
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![]() | Media file 1: Posterior wall fracture with a posterior dislocation of the hip. |
![]() | Media file 2: Posterior wall fracture preoperative obturator view. |
![]() | Media file 3: Three-dimensional (3-D) CT scan showing a posterior wall fracture. |
![]() | Media file 4: Anterior wall fracture. |
![]() | Media file 5: Anterior wall fracture: Three-dimensional reconstruction. |
![]() | Media file 6: Transverse fracture. |
![]() | Media file 7: Posterior lip with posterior column injury, anteroposterior view. |
![]() | Media file 8: Posterior wall with posterior column fracture, 3-D reconstruction. |
![]() | Media file 9: Transverse with posterior lip fracture. |
![]() | Media file 10: T-shaped fracture (break in the margins of the obturator foramen). |
![]() | Media file 11: T-shaped fracture, obturator view. |
![]() | Media file 12: Both-column fracture, 3-D reconstruction, anteroposterior view. |
![]() | Media file 13: Both-column fracture, 3-D reconstruction, iliac view. |
![]() | Media file 14: Both-column fracture, 3-D reconstruction, obturator view. |
![]() | Media file 15: The Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur osteosynthesefragenAssociation for the Study of Internal Fixation (AO-ASIF) classification. |
![]() | Media file 17: Columns of the acetabulum, iliac view. |
![]() | Media file 18: Columns of the acetabulum, obturator view. |
![]() | Media file 19: Bilateral acetabular fractures with posterior dislocations. |
![]() | Media file 20: Incarcerated fragment best seen on axial cuts of the CT scan. |
![]() | Media file 21: Transverse fracture, iliac view. Also note the impaction fracture on the femoral head. |
![]() | Media file 22: Incision for the Kocher-Langenbeck approach. |
![]() | Media file 23: Kocher-Langenbeck approach. |
![]() | Media file 24: Trochanteric osteotomy to increase the exposure during a Kocher-Langenbeck approach. |
![]() | Media file 26: Ilioinguinal approach: Anterior column plate. |
![]() | Media file 27: The triradiate approach. |
![]() | Media file 28: Fixation of posterior wall fracture: Bone model showing the direction of screws and application of neutralization/buttress plate. |
![]() | Media file 29: Posterior wall fracture: Postoperative anteroposterior (AP) view. |
![]() | Media file 30: Posterior lip fracture: Postoperative iliac view. |
![]() | Media file 31: Posterior wall fracture: Postoperative obturator view. |
![]() | Media file 32: Transverse fracture. |
![]() | Media file 33: T-shaped fracture (note the use of the anterior-to-posterior lag screw to hold the posterior column). |
![]() | Media file 34: Both-column fracture. |
![]() | Media file 35: Quadrilateral surface comminution: Use of a T-plate. |
![]() | Media file 36: Use of femoral distractor during surgery. |
![]() | Media file 37: Total hip replacement in posttraumatic arthritis after an acetabular fracture. |
![]() | Media file 38: Intra-articular screw as seen on the axial cut of the CT scan. |
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Further Reading
Related eMedicine topics
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Clinical guidelines
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® developmental dysplasia of the hip. American College of Radiology - Medical Specialty Society. 1999 (revised 2005). 8 pages. [NGC Update Pending] NGC:004788
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® imaging after total hip arthroplasty (THA). American College of Radiology - Medical Specialty Society. 1998 (revised 2005). 8 pages. NGC:004649
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic hip pain. American College of Radiology - Medical Specialty Society. 1998 (revised 2003). 6 pages. [NGC Update Pending] NGC:003896
Clinical studies
Role of Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) Device in Postoperative Management of Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures
Multi-Center Comparative Trial of the ASR™-XL Acetabular Cup System vs. the Pinnacle™ Metal- on- Metal Total Hip System
Unipolar or Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty in the Treatment of Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures. A Randomized Trial of RSA Measurements of Acetabular Wear
Keywords
acetabulum fractures, acetabulum trauma, acetabular trauma, femur trauma, femoral trauma, fractures of the hip socket, intra-articular fractures of the hip, hip fracture, broken hip, hip pain, Arbeitsgemeinschaft für osteosynthesefragen–Association for the Study of Internal Fixation, AO-ASIF, femoral head fractures, femoral neck fractures, intertrochanteric fractures, trochanteric fractures, subtrochanteric fractures, hip joint, iliofemoral ligament, pubofemoral ligament, ischiofemoral ligament, intracapsular fracture, extracapsular fracture, anterior dislocation, posterior dislocation, single fragment fracture, comminuted fracture, stress fracture, incomplete fracture, impacted fracture, partially displaced fracture, completely displaced fracture, single fracture lines,multiple fracture lines, nondisplaced fracture












































































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