Acetabular fracture
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Fractures of the acetabulum occur when the head of the femur is driven into the pelvis. This is caused either by a blow on the side or by a blow in the front of the knee, usually in a dashboard injury when the femur also may be fractured.[1]
Patterns of fracture
Tile's classification of acetabular fracture:
- I - Simple fracture, anterior or posterior wall column
- II - Transverse fracture
- III - T - Type fracture involving two columns
- IV - Both columns fractures, floating acetabulum
References
- ^ Solomon, APLEY'S TRAUMA AND ORTHOPAEDICS, EIGHT EDITION,
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