DELAYED MANAGEMENT OF ACETABULAR FRACTURES BY OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION: A CASE REPORT OF FAILED REDUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Darijus Astrauskas, Roberta Magilevičiūtė, Deimantas Masaitis Abstract Background. Acetabular fractures are complex injuries often resulting from high-energy trauma. Timely open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is considered gold standard for these cases. However, in polytrauma patients, management can be delayed due to systemic instability which increases the risk of complications such as infection and avascular…