Table 2 Survivorship of operatively-treated acetabular fractures according to fracture type and other characteristics

Entire series (n = 816)

91 (90–92)

88 (87–90)

85 (84–87)

79 (76–81)

1.5

Elementary fracture type (n = 241)

91 (89–93)

86 (84–89)

84 (81–87)

73 (68–79)

1.3

 Anterior wall (n = 12)

91 (82–100)

68 (53–84)

68 (53–84)

34 (9–59)

2.3

 Anterior column (n = 80)

95 (92–97)

92 (88–95)

87 (83–91)

77 (70–85)

3.0

 Posterior wall (n = 107)

88 (84–91)

82 (78–86)

81 (77–85)

76 (71–82)

1.2

 Posterior column (n = 14)

100

100

100

100

–

 Transverse (n = 28)

89 (83–95)

89 (83–95)

89 (83–95)

89 (83–95)

0.3

Associated fracture type (n = 575)

92 (91–93)

89 (88–91)

86 (84–87)

80 (78–83)

1.6

 Posterior column, posterior wall (n = 26)

85 (78–92)

85 (78–92)

85 (78–92)

85 (78–92)

0.5

 Transverse, posterior wall (n = 143)

89 (86–91)

85 (82–88)

81 (78–85)

74 (68–80)

1.5

 T-shaped (n = 96)

89 (85–92)

85 (81–89)

77 (72–81)

74 (65–84)

1.6

 Ant. column, post. Hemitrans. (n = 76)

92 (89–95)

92 (89–95)

88 (84–92)

75 (65–84)

1.3

 Both columns (n = 234)

96 (94–97)

83 (91–95)

91 (89–93)

87 (83–90)

2.2

  ≥ 20 mm (n = 226)

86 (84–89)

84 (81–86)

78 (75–81)

68 (63–73)

1.3

  ≤ 20 mm (n = 590)

93 (92–95)

90 (89–91)

88 (86–89)

83 (81–85)

1.9

  < 21 days (n = 730)

93 (92–94)

89 (88–91)

86 (85–88)

79 (77–82)

2.0

  > 21 days (n = 86)

82 (78–86)

80 (75–84)

74 (69–79)

74 (69–79)

0.9

 Yes (n = 5)

60 (38–82)

30 (6–54)

–

–

0.8

 No (n = 811)

92 (91–93)

89 (87–90)

85 (84–87)

79 (77–81)

1.6

  < 40 yr. (n = 386)

96 (95–97)

95 (94–96)

92 (91–94)

87 (84–89)

2.3

 40–65 yr. (n = 318)

88 (86–90)

83 (81–86)

81 (79–83)

74 (71–77)

1.3

  > 65 yr. (n = 112)

83 (79–87)

79 (75–83)

70 (65–76)

51 (38–64)

0.8

  > 75 (n = 42)

80 (73–87)

74 (66–83)

65 (54–76)

–

0.6