Identification of an Atypical acetabuLar frActure With an Independent Roof Component: Incidence and Description

Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acetabular Fracture

Treatments: Procedure: acetabular fracture surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03305640

ALARIC

Details and patient eligibility

About

Treatment of acetabular fractures needs a perfect diagnosis to anticipate surgical difficulties. E. Letournel described a rare atypical both-column fracture which " introduces enormous surgical difficulties ". Its particularity is a sagittal comminution interesting the acetabular roof.

In this experience the particular fracture is probably under-diagnosed. The purpose of this study is to give the exact incidence and a precise description of these fractures to improve their surgical management.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient with acetabular fracture

Exclusion criteria

• other type of fracture