Acetabular fractures after RTA

Question 1

componenets of the acetabulum are

Answer 1

Columns (anterior and posterior)
Walls
Dome
Quadrilateral plate

Question 2

Quadrilateral plate is the

Answer 2

medial wall of the acetabulum

Question 3

what views are there for the pelvis on radiograph?

Answer 3

Iliac oblique - posterior and iliac blade

Obturator oblique - anterior column

Inlet
Outlet

Question 4

types of fracture of the acetabular - Judet and letournel Classification

Answer 4

Simple

Associcated

Question 5

Brandser and marsh classification

Answer 5

gives a table of different types of fracture

Question 6

Acetabulum - fracture patterns are

Answer 6

Wall fractures
Column fractures
Transverse fractures

Question 7

what type of injury is associated with acetabular injury?

Answer 7

Head and spinal injury
intra abdominal / thoraccic.

locally
pelvic ring instability
bladder and visceral injury / haemorrhage
hip dislocations

Question 8

What position is the femur in anterior and posterior dislocations

Answer 8

Posterior dislocation - adduction

Anteriorly dislocated - abduction

Question 9

Risks with posterior hip dislocation

Answer 9

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head
Hip instability
Sciatic nerve injury
Femoral head fractures/osteochondral damage
Loose bodies
Osteoarthritis of the hip