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Fig. 4 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 4

From: Efficient hip joint distraction using the AO large femoral distractor in treating acetabular fractures associated with marginal impaction and intraarticular incarcerated fragments

Fig. 4

A male patient, 26 years old, presented with a Transverse fracture of the right acetabulum associated with a posterior wall fracture associated with an incarcerated intraarticular fragment. A, preoperative plain radiograph and CT scans. B shows the intraoperative application of the femoral distractor and the amount of hip joint distraction (yellow arrow). C, post-operative plain radiographs and CT scans showing fracture anatomical reduction and clearance of the hip joint space

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