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How To Diagnose Acetabulum Fractures? One Column: Ramus Fracture

This document provides guidance on diagnosing acetabulum fractures. It outlines the key components to examine such as the number of columns involved (one or two), specific fractures like of the anterior column or posterior wall, and presence of other fractures like the ischial ramus or iliac wing. Certain fracture patterns are identified that help determine the overall type, such as transverse, T-shaped, or anterior-posterior compression type fractures.

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How To Diagnose Acetabulum Fractures? One Column: Ramus Fracture

This document provides guidance on diagnosing acetabulum fractures. It outlines the key components to examine such as the number of columns involved (one or two), specific fractures like of the anterior column or posterior wall, and presence of other fractures like the ischial ramus or iliac wing. Certain fracture patterns are identified that help determine the overall type, such as transverse, T-shaped, or anterior-posterior compression type fractures.

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How to diagnose acetabulum fractures?

One column
AC

Ischial

AW
PC

NO

AW

Ramus fracture

PC/PW

Two column
Trans

Ischii

AC-PHT

TP

ABC
Ramus fracture (+)

T-shaped

AC-PHT
ABC
T-shaped

(+)

ACPHT or ABC
T-shaped

Spur Sign
(+)

ABC

Iliac wing fract ( - )

QUESTION
Column involved

No

PW

YES
AC
How Many

ONE

PC
AW
PC/PW

AW
AC

Ischial
ramus
fr (-)

TWO
TRANS
TP (transPW)

Fracture of ischial
ramus (+)

AC/PHT
T-SHAPED

ABC

AC-PHT
T-shaped
ABC

Iliac wing fracture

(+)

(-)

AC-PHT or ABC

Spur sign (+)

T-shaped

ABC

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