Tushar Nayak1, Samarth Mittal2, Vivek Trikha2, Kamran Farooque2, Shivanand Gamanagatti3, Vijay Sharma2. 1. Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. 2. Department of Orthopaedics, JPN Apex Trauma Centre, New Delhi, India. 3. Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: As the more commonly used ilioinguinal approach is extensive and associated with complications arising from the dissection along the inguinal canal, we attempt to evaluate the efficacy of the modified Stoppa approach as an alternative in the operative management of acetabular fractures. METHODS: Twenty-three patients with acetabular fractures, were operated by the modified Stoppa approach. Fractures were classified; operative time and blood loss were recorded; the radiological and clinical outcomes were prospectively analysed. We analysed the radiological results according to the criteria of Matta and the clinical results by the Merle d'Aubigne and Postel score with a mean follow up of 15.13 months. RESULTS: The clinical outcomes were excellent or good in nineteen cases, fair and poor in two patients each. In eighteen of our cases the reduction was anatomic, imperfect in two cases, and poor in three cases. The mean pre-operative displacements on axial, sagittal and coronal NCCT sections were 3.8, 3.1 and 3.6 mm, respectively; and mean post-operative displacements were 0.2, 0.3 and 0.2 mm, respectively. The mean pre-operative and post-operative fracture gap were 12.8 mm and 1.1 mm respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Minimizing perioperative morbidity and simultaneously allowing access for anatomical reduction are the major benefits of the approach. The modified Stoppa approach can substitute the ilioinguinal approach for the surgical fixation of acetabular fractures.
BACKGROUND: As the more commonly used ilioinguinal approach is extensive and associated with complications arising from the dissection along the inguinal canal, we attempt to evaluate the efficacy of the modified Stoppa approach as an alternative in the operative management of acetabular fractures. METHODS: Twenty-three patients with acetabular fractures, were operated by the modified Stoppa approach. Fractures were classified; operative time and blood loss were recorded; the radiological and clinical outcomes were prospectively analysed. We analysed the radiological results according to the criteria of Matta and the clinical results by the Merle d'Aubigne and Postel score with a mean follow up of 15.13 months. RESULTS: The clinical outcomes were excellent or good in nineteen cases, fair and poor in two patients each. In eighteen of our cases the reduction was anatomic, imperfect in two cases, and poor in three cases. The mean pre-operative displacements on axial, sagittal and coronal NCCT sections were 3.8, 3.1 and 3.6 mm, respectively; and mean post-operative displacements were 0.2, 0.3 and 0.2 mm, respectively. The mean pre-operative and post-operative fracture gap were 12.8 mm and 1.1 mm respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Minimizing perioperative morbidity and simultaneously allowing access for anatomical reduction are the major benefits of the approach. The modified Stoppa approach can substitute the ilioinguinal approach for the surgical fixation of acetabular fractures.
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