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Table 5 Comparison of results with previous studies

From: Surgical outcomes of transverse acetabular fractures and risk factors for poor outcomes

Author

Age

Enrolled type of acetabular fracture

Number

Satisfactory reduction

OA

THA conversion

Poor outcome setting

Risk factors for poor outcome

Mears et al. [5]

46.5

All types

424

372 (88%)

98 (23%)

48 (11%)

Low Harris hip score

N/A

Dunet et al. [16]

41.6

All types

72

N/A

29 (40%)

25 (35%)

Unsatisfactory MDP

Overweight, road accident, posterior wall fracture, initial intraarticular foreign body, unsatisfactory reduction

Meena et al. [7]

38.8

All types

118

110 (93%)

34 (29%)

10 (9%)

Unsatisfactory MDP

Femoral head dislocation, initial displacement (> 20 mm), associated injury, delay in surgery (> 14 days)

Frietman et al. [10]

48.5

All types

220

125 (57%)

55 (25%)

33 (15%)

THA conversion

Old age, marginal impaction, extended iliofemoral approach, unsatisfactory reduction

Verbeek et al. [9]

51.2

All types

227

N/A

N/A

55 (24%)

THA conversion

Age ≥ 50 yr, gap ≥5 mm, step ≥1 mm in young patients

Oh et al. [6]

46.6

Tr ± PW

15

11 (69%)

2 (27%)

N/A

Unsatisfactory MDP

Gap > 2 mm, dome comminution, femoral head cartilage injury

Li et al. [15]

34.0

Transtectal Tr

37

35 (95%)

N/A

N/A

Unsatisfactory MDP

Acetabular roof comminution

Masse et al. [12]

35.3

Tr ± PW or T

31

25 (81%)

4 (13%)

4 (13%)

N/A

N/A

Fahmy et al. [14]

31.0

Tr ± PW

30

30 (100%)

3 (10%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Current study

41.7

Tr ± PW and/or T

39

29 (74.4%)

11 (28.2%)

5 (12.8%)

OA ± ONFH

THA conversion

Residual gap, dome impaction

  1. AFI Acetabular facture index, MDP Merle d’Aubigné and Postel score, N/A Not available, OA Osteoarthritis, ONFH Osteonecrosis of femoral head, PW Posterior wall, T T-component, THA Total hip arthroplasty, Tr Transverse