TY - T1 - Total hip arthroplasty, combined with a reinforcement ring and posterior column plating for acetabular fractures in elderly patients : good outcome in 34 patients SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/303954 T3 - A1 - Lont, Tonis; Nieminen, Jyrki; Reito, Aleksi; Pakarinen, Toni-Karri; Pajamäki, Ilari; Eskelinen, Antti; Laitinen, Minna K. A2 - PB - Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - Background and purpose Low-energy acetabulum fractures are uncommon, and mostly occur in elderly patients. Determining the optimal operative treatment for such fractures is challenging. Here we investigated whether acutely performed total hip arthroplasty plus posterior column plating (THA) reduced complications and reoperations compared with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in elderly patients with acetabular fractures.Patients and methods We retrospectively reviewed the records of 5... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - INTERNAL-FIXATION; OPEN REDUCTION; SURVIVORSHIP; FAILURE; JOINT; OLDER; 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology N1 - PP - ER -