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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 71-B, Issue 5, 774-776
Copyright © 1989 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Acetabular fractures in older patients

RF Spencer

University of Natal Medical School, Republic of South Africa.

Retrospective review of 25 patients over 65 years of age with unilateral acetabular fractures managed conservatively showed that seven of the 23 survivors (30%) had an unacceptable functional result. Poor results were associated with: displaced posterior column fractures, osteoporosis, femoral head fracture, delayed diagnosis, inadequate radiographs, inappropriate or too brief traction, and early weight-bearing. In this age group acetabular fractures tend to be low-velocity injuries of osteoporotic bone and are not comparable with those in younger patients.




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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General