Acetabular fractures: three-dimensional computer tomographic imaging and interactive surgical planning.

Three-dimensional imaging can provide a valuable perceptual link between conventional radiographs and axial computed tomographic scans in the evaluation of complex acetabular fractures. With the 3D83 computer program, three-dimensional images can be generated to correlate with standard radiographic views. Unique images can also be created that offer perspectives unobtainable by conventional radiography. More sophisticated interactive techniques allow computer simulation of surgical approaches.