Abstract:[Objective] To evaluate the clinical outcomes of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for traumatic arthritis after internal fixation of acetabular fractures. [Methods] A retrospective study was done on 62 patients who underwent THA for traumatic arthritis after internal fixa- tion of acetabular fracture in our department from March 2014 to May 2019. According to the presentation of previous implants for internal fixation and doctor- patient communication results, 27 patients underwent THA with retaining the previous implants for internal fixation (the retaining group) , while the other 35 patients underwent THA after removing the original internal- fixation implants (the removing group) . The perioperative, follow-up and imaging data of the two groups were compared. [Results] All patients in both groups had opera- tion performed smoothly without neurovascular injury and other serious complications. The retaining group proved significantly superior to the removing group in terms of operation time, incision length, intraoperative blood loss, transfusion rate, postoperative drainage volume and postoperative walking time (P<0.05) . Early complications were 10/27 (37.0%) in the retaining group, whereas 12/35 (34.28%) in the remov- ing group, which was not significantly different between the two groups (P>0.05) . All the patients were followed up for (4.41±2.23) years on an average, and the retaining group resumed full weight-bearing activity significantly earlier than the removing group (P<0.05) . The Harris score, hip extension-flexion and internal-external rotation range of motions (ROMs) significantly increased in both groups postoperatively compared with those preoperatively (P<0.05) , whereas which proved not statistically significantly different between the two groups at any corresponding time points (P>0.05) . By the last follow-up, no dislocation, local pain deterioration, and revision surgery happened in any pa- tient of both groups. Radiographically, there was no statistically significant differences in terms of femoral anteversion, acetabular abduction angle and lower limb length discrepancy between the two groups at the latest follow-up (P>0.05) . [Conclusion] For traumatic arthritis after internal fixation of acetabular fracture, THA with retaining previous implants according to the specific situation of the original internal fixa-tion and results of doctor-patients communication, does reduce the surgical trauma, and is more conducive to the early functional recovery.