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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with posterior wall acetabular fracture after surgical fixation and at least 1-year follow-up period between 2009 and 2019 at our institution

From: Influence of associated femoral head fractures on surgical outcomes following osteosynthesis in posterior wall acetabular fractures

Number

114

Age (mean ± SD) years

35.89 ± 15.45

Sex (%)

 Male

93 (81.6%)

 Female

21 (18.4%)

 ISS (mean ± SD)

12.66 ± 7.71

 NISS (mean ± SD)

19.45 ± 7.57

 BMI (mean ± SD)

26.89 ± 5.21

Injury mechanism (%)

 MVA, motorcycle

88 (77.2%)

 MVA, car

24 (21.0%)

 Fall from height

2 (1.8%)

 Marginal impaction (%)

42 (36.8%)

 Posterior wall fragment size (Moed’s method) (mean ± SD) (%)

36.95 ± 20.93)

 Hip dislocation (%)

106 (93.0%)

 Reduction within 6 h

77 (72.6%)

 Average time to reduction (mean ± SD) (hours)

4.92 ± 4.49

 Time to osteosynthesis (mean ± SD) (days)

6.71 ± 5.19

 Length of stay (mean ± SD) (days)

12.04 ± 8.08

 Follow-up (mean ± SD) (months)

41.07 ± 29.37

Reduction quality

 Anatomical

102 (89.5%)

 Imperfect or poor

12 (10.5%)

Perioperative complications (%)

 Vessel or nerve injury

3 (2.6%)

 Early loss of reduction and fixation (< 3 months)

1 (0.9%)

 Deep infection

5 (4.4%)

Fracture sequelae (%)

 PTOA

23 (20.2%)

 ONFH

18 (15.8%)

 Conversion to THA (%)

20 (17.5%)

 Mean time to THA (mean ± SD) (months)

18.76 ± 20.15

  1. ISS injury severity score, NISS new injury severity score, BMI body mass index, MVA motor vehicle accident, PTOA post-traumatic osteoarthritis, ONFH osteonecrosis of femoral head, THA total hip arthroplasty