Simultaneous Periprosthetic Acetabular Fracture and Contralateral B-Type Compression Injury of the Pelvic Ring : A Case Report of a Rare Injury Combination

Abstract EN

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.