Imaging of Pelvic and Femoral Fixation Hardware: Normal Findings and Hardware Failure.
Acetabulum
/ injuries
Femoral Fractures
/ diagnostic imaging
Fracture Fixation, Internal
/ methods
Fractures, Bone
/ classification
Hip Fractures
/ diagnostic imaging
Humans
Joint Dislocations
/ diagnostic imaging
Pelvic Bones
/ injuries
Postoperative Complications
/ diagnostic imaging
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure
Reoperation
Journal
Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology
ISSN: 1098-898X
Titre abrégé: Semin Musculoskelet Radiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9717520
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2019
Apr 2019
Historique:
entrez:
30
3
2019
pubmed:
30
3
2019
medline:
13
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Good outcomes following treatment of pelvic ring injuries, acetabular fractures, and femur fractures rely on restoration of native pelvic or limb alignment, anatomical reduction and rigid stability of articular fractures, and early postoperative mobilization. Multiple surgical approaches, reduction aids, and orthopaedic implants are available to stabilize these fractures. Despite best practices, complications including hardware failure, nonunions, malunions, and infections occur. This article discusses common fracture classification systems, implants, and imaging findings associated with unwanted complications in fractures of the pelvis, acetabulum, and femur.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30925631
doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1681048
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e1-e19Informations de copyright
Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared.