Understanding Acetabular Fractures: A Comprehensive Review.

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Abstract

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 2. Radiol Clin North Am. 2019 Jul;57(4):823-841. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2019.02.004. Epub 2019 Apr 1. Imaging Acetabular Fractures. Dreizin D(1), LeBedis CA(2), Nascone JW(3). Author information: (1)Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: daviddreizin@gmail.com. (2)Department of Radiology, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA. (3)Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Acetabular fractures are encountered by radiologists in a wide spectrum of practice settings. The radiologist's value in the acute and long-term management of acetabular fractures is augmented by familiarity with systematic computed tomography-based algorithms that streamline and simplify Judet-Letournel fracture typing, together with an appreciation of the role of imaging in initial triage, operative decision making, postoperative assessment, prognostication, and evaluation of complications. The steep increase in incidence of acetabular fractures in the elderly over the past several decades places special emphasis on familiarity with geriatric fracture patterns. Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2019.02.004