# A Novel Method of Treatment of Small Osteolabral Avulsions Associated with Posterior Fracture dislocation of the Hip

**Authors:** Sandeep Gupta, Rajeev Kansay, Anmol Sharma, Naveen Mittal

PMC · DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750714 · Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia · 2022-08-01

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a new, simple, and cost-effective method for treating small hip injuries that are difficult to fix with traditional techniques.

## Contribution

A novel technique for fixing small osteochondral avulsions in hip dislocations that are unsuitable for standard implants.

## Key findings

- Six cases of small posterior labral osteochondral fragments were successfully treated with the new method.
- The mean Harris Hip Score at final follow-up was 92.5, indicating satisfactory outcomes.
- The technique is described as simple, cost-effective, and reliable for such challenging injuries.

## Abstract

Small osteolabral avulsions of the hip can be easily missed, and postreduction stress testing and a computed tomography (CT) scan of the hip should be done to look for these injuries. The usual modality of treatment of these unstable osteolabral avulsions is suture anchors, Herbert screws or spring plates. But when the bony avulsion is small, the use of these implants becomes a tedious job. We present a novel technique of fixing small osteochondral avulsion fractures not amenable to fixation using screws or spring plates.

We performed a retrospective analysis of 57 cases of patients who underwent open reduction and internal fixation for posterior fracture dislocation of the acetabulum, and we identified 6 cases of small posterior labral osteochondral fragments leading to instability. These injuries were fixed using a novelmethod. Themean Harris Hip Score at the final follow-up was of 92.5. Fixation of osteochondral avulsions associated with posterior hip fracture dislocation can be a difficult task if the bony fragment is small. Our technique is a simple, cost-effective and reliable way of fixing such avulsions with satisfactory outcomes.

Pequenas avulsões osteolabrais do quadril podem passar despercebidas, e testes de estresse pós-redução e tomografia computadorizada do quadril devem ser realizados para sua detecção. O tratamento dessas avulsões osteolabrais instáveis geralmente é feito com âncoras de sutura, parafusos de Herbert ou placas-molas. Em avulsões ósseas pequenas, porém, o uso desses implantes é um trabalho tedioso. Apresentamos uma nova técnica de fixação de pequenas fraturas com avulsões osteocondrais não passíveis de fixação com parafusos ou placas-molas.

Realizamos uma análise retrospectiva de 57 casos de pacientes submetidos à redução aberta e fixação interna de fratura-luxação posterior do acetábulo, e identificamos 6 casos em que um pequeno fragmento osteocondral labral posterior causava instabilidade. Essas lesões foram corrigidas com um novo método. A pontuação média no Harris Hip Score no último acompanhamento foi de 92,5. A fixação de avulsões osteocondrais associadas a fratura-luxação posterior do quadril pode ser difícil se o fragmento ósseo for pequeno. Nossa técnica é uma maneira simples, econômica e confiável de corrigir tais avulsões com resultados satisfatórios.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Osteolabral Avulsions (MESH:D000071562), fracture dislocation of (MESH:D000072039), osteochondral (MESH:D010007), Posterior Fracture dislocation of the Hip (MESH:D006617), injuries (MESH:D014947)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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