Introduction of a three-dimensional computed tomography measurement method for acetabular fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Acetabular fractures consist of complex fracture patterns whereby bone fragments are displaced in different directions. Two-dimensional computed tomography (2DCT) gap and step-off measurements tend to underestimate the multidirectional features of these fractures. The aim was to develop a three-dimensional computed tomography (3DCT) measurement method for acetabular fractures and validate whether this method will provide an observer independent fracture characterization.

Materials and methods

Sixty patients, operated for an acetabular fracture between 2007 and 2018, were included. The displacement was measured on the pre- and postoperative CT scans. Pre- and postoperative CT-based 3D models were made for each patient. Multiple 3D measurements, namely the 3D step

SUBMITTER: Meesters AML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583999 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature