Naslov
Influence of Surgery onto the Appearance of the Hip Joint Periarticular Calcification in Patients with the Acetabular Fracture

Autori
Lovrić, Ivan ; Splavski, Bruno ; Jovanović, Savo ; Soldo, Ivan ; Radanović, Branko

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 35 (2011), 1; 49-53

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
acetabular fracture; hip joint; periarticular calcification; surgery

Sažetak
The intention of this study was to investigate the influence of surgery onto the appearance of the hip joint periarticular calcification in different groups of patients who suffered the acetabular fracture. A series of 103 patients with the acetabular fracture was analysed in a retrospective case-control study during a seven-year period. The patients were divided into two groups. The case group was comprised of 21 patients who were operated on due to the posterior acetabular wall fracture, while the control group was formed from 82 patients who underwent conservative treatment and who suffered complex acetabular fracture. To obtain the results, the rate and grade of the hip joint post-injury periarticular calcification formation were observed and analysed. They were considerably lower in patients from the case group who were operated on, compared to patients from the control group where the hip joint arthrosis was more common. In conclusion, considering the results of this paper, the rate and grade of the hip joint osteodegenerative changes may be highly decreased by surgery in patients who sustained the acetabular fracture.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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