CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF ACETABULAR FRACTURES - THE ROLE OF THE WEIGHT-BEARING DOME AND ANATOMIC REDUCTION IN THE ULTIMATE RESULTS

A retrospective study of 57 conservatively treated acetabular fractures with an average followup of 7.9 years is presented. The overall functional result was satisfactory in 75%. The least satisfactory results were seen in fractures crossing the weight-bearing dome of the acetabulum in which congrue