Static Balance Disorders in Patients After Surgical Treatment of Hip Acetabular Fractures

The mechanism of maintaining balance is a complex phenomenon, involving numerous systems of human body. High-energy trauma resulting in acetabular fracture damages some of the elements composing this delicate mechanism, potentially increasing the risk of falls in patients. There have not been any studies so far on balance levels in patients after surgical treatment of acetabular fractures. Questions/purposes 1. Do balance disorders occur in patients after ORIF of acetabular fractures? 2. Do surgical approach and fracture pattern influence balance level of patients? 3. Should therapy programs include certain stabilometric parameters adequate especially for this type of injury?