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World J Clin Cases. Jan 14, 2022; 10(2): 412-425
Published online Jan 14, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i2.412
Quadrilateral plate fractures of the acetabulum: Classification, approach, implant therapy and related research progress
Xue-Feng Zhou, Si-Chao Gu, Wan-Bo Zhu, Jia-Zhao Yang, Lei Xu, Shi-Yuan Fang
Xue-Feng Zhou, Si-Chao Gu, Wan-Bo Zhu, Jia-Zhao Yang, Shi-Yuan Fang, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
Xue-Feng Zhou, Graduate School, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China
Lei Xu, Department of Traumatic Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei 230001, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Zhou XF designed, drafted, revised, submitted the manuscript and generated all the figures and tables; Gu SC designed the outline and drafted the manuscript; Zhu WB, Yang JZ and Xu L designed the outline and discussed and revised the article; Fang SY performed literature research, discussed the manuscript and coordinated the writing of the paper; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Shi-Yuan Fang, PhD, Doctor, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, No. 17 Lujiang Road, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China. fangshiyuan2008@126.com
Received: April 28, 2021
Peer-review started: April 28, 2021
First decision: July 15, 2021
Revised: July 29, 2021
Accepted: December 2, 2021
Article in press: December 2, 2021
Published online: January 14, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: There has always been lack of a unified definition, a specialized fracture classification system, and absolutely superior operative approaches and implant internal fixation techniques for quadrilateral plate (QP) fractures, so the most appropriate open reduction and fixation strategies have been controversial and no consensus has been reached yet. In this paper, the above-mentioned contents about QP fractures of the acetabulum were reviewed for better grasping the history, current situation and future development of QP fractures.