Complications following the "T extensile" approach: a modified extensile approach for acetabular fracture surgery-report of forty-three patients.

Objective: Analyze the prevalence and severity of surgical complications encountered with a modified extended iliofemoral approach, the "T extensile" approach, in the treatment of complex acetabular fractures.

Study Design: Prospective.

Methods: During a sixteen-month study period, forty-three patients with complex acetabular fractures were treated via the T extensile approach.