Surgical treatment for posterior hip dislocations complicated with fractures of femoral head and acetabulum.
- Author:
Zhong-mei WAN
1
;
Yi-ping ZHANG
;
Ming-gao SHEN
;
Jun-de XIAO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acetabulum; injuries; Adolescent; Adult; Female; Femoral Fractures; complications; Follow-Up Studies; Hip Dislocation; complications; physiopathology; surgery; therapy; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome
- From: China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2008;21(9):672-673
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo explore the effectiveness and prognosis on surgical treatment of posterior hip dislocations complicated with fractures of femoral head and acetabulum.
METHODSSeventeen patients with posterior hip dislocations complicated with fractures of femoral head and acetabulum were reviewed in the study. All the patients were treated with manual reduction within 12 hours after injury. CT location was used before operation. Absorbable screw fixation was performed for the femoral head fractures, while plate fixation or resection was performed for acetabular fractures.
RESULTSAll the patients got bony union within 6 months after operation without femoral head necrosis. Evaluate joint function according to Modifie Daobigne and Postal clinical classification criteria, 8 patients got an excellent result, 7 good and 2 fair. The excellent and good rate was 88.2%.
CONCLUSIONSurgical treatment can have a satisfactory prognosis for patient with posterior femoral head and acetabulum.
