Outcome of Acetabular Fractures: A 7-year Follow-up

A 10-year series of 75 acetabular fractures has been reviewed. Traffic accidents (61%) and falls from heights (20%) were the most common etiologic factors. In 80% of the patients multiple injuries were recorded. Seventeen patients were treated operatively. Forty-three patients were examined clinically and radiologically at an average of 7 years after the accident. The outcome of posterior wall fractures was usually good. Most of the fair and poor results occurred in the group of transverse fractures, in which conservative treatment did not accurately align the fracture dislocation. Operative treatment is suggested in both-column fractures and severely dislocated transverse fractures.