The fate of acetabular fracture fixation at 10 years: rates of conversion to arthroplasty.

Background: Post-traumatic arthritis, implant failure, non-union or avascular necrosis may result in a total hip arthroplasty (THA) after acetabular fracture fixation (AFF). The aim of this study was to report the occurrence of THA after AFF and analyse factors that predict its occurrence.

Patients And Methods: All patients with AFF between 2010 and 2014, in a major trauma centre, were included.

Outcomes of Orthopaedic Trauma Services at a UK Major Trauma Centre During a National Lockdown and Pandemic: The Need for Continuing the Provision of Services.

Aim To review the trauma operating workload, theatre time and outcomes at a time of national lockdown at the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, comparing it with a year prior. Methods A retrospective case-control study was performed in a single Level 1 Major Trauma Centre (MTC) in the UK. Inclusion criteria were all patients undergoing operative intervention for an emergency or urgent trauma admission within our Trauma and Orthopaedics department.