Post-traumatic Acetabulum Open Reduction Internal Fixation in a Patient with a BMI of 77: A Case Report.

Lily Qian Indraneel S Brahme Mai P Nguyen David J Weatherby

Published in: JBJS case connector (2024)

ORIF of an acetabular fracture in a patient with class III obesity presents many challenges. Positioning, surgical approach, fracture manipulation, and postoperative morbidity and mortality can be managed through interdisciplinary collaboration and preoperative communication.

Keyphrases

case report
patients undergoing
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
insulin resistance
body mass index
weight loss
high fat diet induced
adipose tissue