Posttraumatic Arthritis After Acetabular Fractures

Kathryn D Dwight; Michael Maceroli

doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2024.04.007

Posttraumatic Arthritis After Acetabular Fractures

Orthop Clin North Am. 2024 Oct;55(4):453-459. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2024.04.007. Epub 2024 Jun 4.

Authors

Kathryn D Dwight¹, Michael Maceroli²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Trauma, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: mmacerol@gmail.com.

PMID: 39216950
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2024.04.007

Abstract

This article highlights patient, radiographic, and surgical risk factors for the development of posttraumatic arthritis after acetabular fractures. Surgical treatment options including acute and staged total hip arthroplasty as well as outcomes after arthroplasty for fracture management are addressed.

Keywords: Acetabular fractures; Posttraumatic arthritis; Total hip arthroplasty.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acetabulum* / injuries
Arthritis / etiology
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip* / adverse effects
Fractures, Bone* / complications
Fractures, Bone* / surgery
Humans
Risk Factors