Pediatric and Adolescent Fractures of the Acetabulum Treated With ORIF: What Are Their Functional Outcomes?
Conclusion:
In this small cohort, 86% (18/21) of these patients had a favorable functional outcome with the exception of the SMFA Functional Index that was significantly less than population norms. Although long-term follow-up is needed, we advocate for operative management of pediatric and adolescent acetabulum fractures when adult displacement and instability criteria are present.
Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Article Source Type: research