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

Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph35 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Acetabular Fracture

Interventions

acetabular fracture surgeryPROCEDURE

acetabular fracture surgery

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patient with acetabular fracture Exclusion Criteria: * other type of fracture

Locations (1)

Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph

Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

measurement of volume-rendered 3D-CT images on preoperative CT-scans

Time frame: Day 1

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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