Acute atraumatic bilateral acetabular insufficiency fractures.

Benz, Daniel; Lim, Patrick; Balogh, Zsolt J · J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) · 2019

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Bilateral acetabular fractures have been documented in the setting of high-energy trauma, but few reports regarding atraumatic bilateral acetabular fractures exist. The following is a case report of bilateral insufficiency acetabular fractures which occurred acutely in the absence of trauma in a 49-year-old female. The case highlights the importance of perioperative awareness of those patients at significant risk of insufficiency fractures and offers a relatively elegant, less invasive solution for early mobilization in the context of acetabula insufficiency fractures.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy