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In this retrospective study, 27 acetabular fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation with an average follow-up of 3.7 years (1.5–4.0) are reported. Reduction leaving a displacement of ⩽ 2 mm was achieved in 9 hips (30%). Good or excellent results were obtained in 22 hips (82%), and in 2 patients who were referred to us after 3 weeks, we performed supra-acetabular osteotomy to obtain congruent joints with fairly good results. The most common complication was heterotopic ossification in 59% of the patients, which led to poor results in 2 patients with grade IV. Avascular necrosis of the hip occurred in 2 patients, and 1 patient developed a late deep infection, which led to osteomyelitis and fused hip.
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Nooraie, H., Ensafdaran, A., Arasteh, M.M. et al. Surgically treated acetabular fractures in adult patients. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 115, 227–230 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00434560
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