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Method and Instrumented Fixture for Femoral Fracture Testing in a Sideways Fall-on-the-Hip Position

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Native hip dislocation at acetabular fracture predicts poor long-term outcome.

J A Nicholson¹, C E H Scott¹, J Annan¹

¹Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.

|August 14, 2018

Summary

Acetabular fractures with hip dislocation lead to worse long-term outcomes and more complications. These injuries have higher rates of revision surgery to total hip arthroplasty (THA) compared to fractures without dislocation.

Keywords:

Acetabular fracture Avascular necrosis Native hip dislocation Post-traumatic osteoarthritis THA conversion

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Area of Science:

Orthopedic surgery
Trauma care
Hip joint biomechanics

Background:

Acetabular fractures are complex injuries.
Posterior hip dislocation can occur concurrently with acetabular fractures.
Long-term outcomes of these combined injuries are not well-defined.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare long-term clinical outcomes and complications.
To evaluate acetabular fractures with posterior hip dislocation versus those without.
To identify risk factors for adverse outcomes.

Main Methods:

Retrospective cohort study of 113 patients with acetabular fracture-dislocations and 367 controls.
Data collected on patient characteristics, complications, reoperations, and total hip arthroplasty (THA).
Long-term patient-reported outcomes (Oxford Hip Score, SF-12) assessed at a mean of 9.7 years.

Main Results:

Patients with dislocations were younger, male, with higher Injury Severity Scores (ISS).
Higher rates of sciatic nerve palsy (12% vs 1%) and avascular necrosis (AVN) (11% vs 1%) in the dislocation group.
Worse 10-year native hip survival (75.1% vs 90.7%) and lower long-term Oxford Hip Scores in the dislocation group.

Conclusions:

Acetabular fractures with associated posterior hip dislocation result in poorer long-term functional outcomes.
These injuries are linked to increased complication rates, including AVN and nerve palsy.
Higher rates of conversion to THA are observed in patients with fracture-dislocations.