The «gull sign» in acetabular fractures revisited: is it predictive for failure after osteosynthesis in older adults?
Neither a radiographic gull sign nor CT-confirmed dome impaction predicted early conversion in our series of acetabular fractures managed via Pararectus approach; overall conversion rates were acceptable. Accordingly, the gull sign is not a harbinger per se for failure of osteosynthesis in older adults.
Authors
- Rainer J. Egli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4440-2338)
- Marius J. B. Keel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4951-4507)
- Silviya Ivanova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3959-0026)
- Johannes Dominik Bastian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-4097)
- Andromachi Chantzara
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Klinik Hirslanden (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2025.112971
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00