Fix and replace: An emerging paradigm for treating acetabular fractures in older patients

Acetabular fractures in older patients are challenging to manage. The “fix and replace” construct may present a new paradigm for the management of these injuries. We present the current challenge of acetabular fractures in older patients. We present this in the context of the current literature. Thi...

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Autores principales: Tissingh, Elizabeth K, Johnson, Abigail, Queally, Joseph M, Carrothers, Andrew D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5359757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28361014
http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v8.i3.218
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description Acetabular fractures in older patients are challenging to manage. The “fix and replace” construct may present a new paradigm for the management of these injuries. We present the current challenge of acetabular fractures in older patients. We present this in the context of the current literature. This invited editorial presents early results from our centre and the ongoing challenges are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-53597572017-03-30 Fix and replace: An emerging paradigm for treating acetabular fractures in older patients Tissingh, Elizabeth K Johnson, Abigail Queally, Joseph M Carrothers, Andrew D World J Orthop Editorial Acetabular fractures in older patients are challenging to manage. The “fix and replace” construct may present a new paradigm for the management of these injuries. We present the current challenge of acetabular fractures in older patients. We present this in the context of the current literature. This invited editorial presents early results from our centre and the ongoing challenges are discussed. Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC5359757/ /pubmed/28361014 http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v8.i3.218 Text en ©The Author(s) 2017. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial.
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