![]() These combined Pelvic and Acetabular injury (CPAI) patterns represent a unique subset within acetabular and pelvic ring injuries and deserve special attention with regard to diagnosis, classification, and management considerations. 11, 12 Hence, there are still no clear cut guidelines on the management of these combined injuries in terms of various parameters influencing their management and outcome. The acetabular fracture management focuses on planned surgical approach of the anatomical articular fracture reduction and stable fixation with very less margin of error in the adequacy of reduction. The pelvic injury management focuses on identifying the injury severity and concomitant injuries, early hemodynamic stabilization, preventing early mortality and temporary fixation followed by not so critical stable fixation (9,10). This is mainly because the early and definitive management strategies of pelvic ring injuries and acetabular fractures are different with different outcome goals. Due to the complexity of these combined injuries, most studies on pelvic ring injuries or acetabular injuries usually exclude them from the study. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 There are very few articles available in literature on these injuries. Combined pelvic ring disruptions and acetabular fractures are uncommon injuries with incidence ranging from 5% to 16% of all pelvic and acetabular injuries. ![]()
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