Fractures of the Acetabulum

Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Surgical Anatomy....Pages 1-6
Mechanics of Acetabular Fractures....Pages 7-12
Radiology of the Acetabulum....Pages 13-27
Diagnosis and Classification....Pages 29-32
Posterior Wall Fractures....Pages 33-48
Fractures of the Posterior Column....Pages 49-59
Anterior Wall Fractures....Pages 61-68
Fractures of the Anterior Column....Pages 69-86
Pure Transverse Fractures....Pages 87-100
T-shaped Fractures....Pages 101-116
Associated Posterior Column and Posterior Wall Fractures....Pages 117-122
Associated Transverse and Posterior Wall Fractures....Pages 123-136
Associated Anterior and Posterior Hemitransverse Fractures....Pages 137-150
Associated Both-Column Fractures....Pages 151-197
Transitional and Extra-articular Forms....Pages 199-204
Associated Injuries....Pages 205-208
Distribution of the Clinical Series....Pages 209-210
Clinical Presentation....Pages 211-219
General Principles of Surgical Management....Pages 221-244
Early Treatment of Displaced Fractures....Pages 245-253
Treatment of Specific Types of Fracture....Pages 255-310
Early Complications of Operative Treatment....Pages 311-315
Late Complications of Operative Treatment....Pages 317-321
Anatomical Results of Operation Within Three Weeks of Injury....Pages 323-326
Clinical Results of Operation Within Three Weeks of Injury....Pages 327-335
Surgical Management More Than Three Weeks After Injury....Pages 337-379
Reassessment of Patients Treated Before 1971....Pages 381-383
Exercises in Radiographic Diagnosis....Pages 385-422
Back Matter....Pages 423-430