Simultaneous periprosthetic acetabular fracture and contralateral B-type compression injury of the pelvic ring: a case report of a rare injury combination

Case Rep Orthop. 2013:2013:607046. doi: 10.1155/2013/607046. Epub 2013 Oct 9.

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.