The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 72, Issue 4 501-508, Copyright © 1990 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

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Acetabular anatomy and the transacetabular fixation of screws in total hip arthroplasty

RC Wasielewski, LA Cooperstein, MP Kruger and HE Rubash
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261.

An anatomical and radiographic study was undertaken to determine the safest zones in the acetabulum for the transacetabular placement of screws during uncemented acetabular arthroplasty. To avoid injury to intrapelvic structures, which are not visible to the surgeon during placement of the screws, cadavera were studied to define the location of these structures with respect to fixed points of reference within the acetabulum. Four clinically useful acetabular quadrants were delineated. The quadrants are formed by drawing a line from the anterior superior iliac spine through the center of the acetabulum to the posterior fovea, forming acetabular halves. A second line is then drawn perpendicular to the first at the mid-point of the acetabulum, forming four quadrants. The posterior superior and posterior inferior acetabular quadrants contain the best available bone stock and are relatively safe for the transacetabular placement of screws. The anterior superior and anterior inferior quandrants should be avoided whenever possible, because screws placed improperly in these quadrants may endanger the external iliac artery and vein, as well as the obturator nerve, artery, and vein. The acetabular-quadrant system provides the surgeon with a simple intraoperative guide to the safe transacetabular placement of screws during primary and revision acetabular arthroplasty.
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