Isolated quadrilateral plate fractures are extremely rare and their treatment is complex.The postpartum period and recent caesarean section additionally increase already significant risks of surgical treatment.Modifie...
Fractures of the acetabulum in elderly patients were often caused by low energy trauma.Fractures involving anterior column are more common and often associated with impaction and comminution.Osteoporosis further compl...
Purpose: Total hip replacement (THR) is one of the most successful and cost-effective surgical procedures and remains the treatment of choice for long-term pain relief and restoration of function for patients with ...
Musculoskeletal injuries following seizures have a high morbidity and mortality. These injuries are often missed and the diagnosis is delayed due to a lack of clinical suspicion and appropriate investigations. We repo...
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) for an un- treated acetabular fracture is technically challenging and the long-term result is not so favorable. A 45-year-old fe- male patient with untreated column and comminuted poste-...
The authors reported the case of a 27- year-old man who sustained an irreducible postero-lateral traumatic dislocation of the hip with capsular and labral entrapment. Initial X-rays showed only a small acetabular frag...
Objective: To explore the treatment methods and outcome of posterior wall fractures of the acetabulum. Methods: The data of 31 patients (25 males and 6 females, aged 19-59 years, mean: 40.5 years) with posterior ...
Objective : To investigate the effect of early total hip arthroplasty for severe displaced acetabular fractures. Methods: Total hip arthroplasty was performed on 17 cases of severe fracture of the acetabulum from 1...
Anatomic structure of acetabular fractures are complex and operative exposure and fixation are extremely difficult. For those obviously displaced acetabular fractures, close reduction is doomed to cause deformative he...
Objective : To inquire into the therapeutic effectiveness of free iliac crest grafts with periosteum on old acetabular defects. Methods: From February 1996 to June 2005, 9 patients were treated with free iliac cres...