This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Submit a response Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal My Folders Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Web of Science (2) Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Darmanis, S. Articles by Bircher, M. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Darmanis, S. Articles by Bircher, M.

Fractures of the acetabulum in osteogenesis imperfecta

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, St George’s University Hospital, Level 5, St James Wing, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr S. Darmanis; e-mail: darmanis{at}otenet.gr

We describe two patients aged 16 and 25 years with osteogenesis imperfecta who sustained displaced fractures of the acetabulum following minor trauma. The femoral heads were deformed by impact against the acetabular margin and both cases underwent surgical reconstruction. The quality of the bone and soft tissues made the operations challenging. There were potential complications specific to osteogenesis imperfecta, including bleeding, the creation of secondary fracture lines and shredding of the soft-tissue. The cases provide useful guidelines for addressing these difficulties.