[Surgical treatment of fractures of the acetabulum (personal experience)]

A hundred and thirty-five cases of fracture of the acetabulum seen from 1964 to date are analysed. Thirty-four were treated conservatively, a hundred-and-one by surgery. A clinical assessment of the cases treated was carried out. The different types of fracture (of the anterior column, of the posterior column, of the posterior wall and transverse fractures) are briefly described. In conclusion, treatment by surgery gives much better results because anatomical reconstruction of the acetabulum is possible or, at least, partial reconstruction which can be completed by the application of a hip-joint prosthesis at a later date.