Use of a stainless steel locking calcaneal plate for quadrilateral plate buttress in the treatment of acetabular fractures

• DOI: 10.1007/s00590-019-02413-7
• Publication Date: 2019-03-08T08:36:26Z
• Authors: Guilherme Boni; Robinson E. Pires; Gustavo T. Sanchez; Fernando B. dos Reis; Richard S. Yoon; Frank A. Liporace
• Keywords: Adult; Fracture Healing; Male; Bone Screws; Acetabulum; Middle Aged; Stainless Steel; Biomechanical Phenomena; Fracture Fixation, Internal; Fractures, Bone; 03 medical and health sciences; Postoperative Complications; Treatment Outcome; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Bone Plates

Operative fixation of acetabular fractures involving the quadrilateral surface presents a challenging clinical scenario. Classically, quadrilateral plate buttress was achieved via the use of a "seven" plate. More recently, the use of an anatomic, pre-contoured design has been gaining popularity due to its pre-contoured shape and larger footprint, allowing for a wider quadrilateral plate buttress. The current study presents using a stainless steel locking calcaneal plate to obtain similar surface area coverage as the modern pre-contoured quadrilateral plate, but at a lower cost.Level of evidence IV.