Citation

Märdian S, Schaser KD, Wichlas F, Schwabe P. Case Rep. Orthop. 2013; 2013: 607046.

Affiliation

Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2013/607046

PMID

24222878

Abstract

The periprosthetic fracture of the acetabulum is a rare injury, and its management is only sporadically reported in the literature. A few case reports are available which mainly focus on periprosthetic acetabular fractures in the elderly population. In our case, a 32-year-old patient suffered from a periprosthetic acetabular fracture in combination with a pelvic ring injury following a high velocity accident. The fracture morphology allowed a salvage of the prosthesis with an open reduction and internal fixation with a good radiographic and functional outcome one year after trauma.

Language: en