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Four of the 569 patients with fractures of the acetabulum operated upon within 21 days after the accident developed pseudarthroses (0.7%). These occurred in two both-column fractures and in two associated transverse and posterior wall fractures. All four cases had a slightly imperfect reduction.
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Letournel, E., Judet, R., Elson, R.A. (1993). Late Complications of Operative Treatment Within Three Weeks of Injury. In: Elson, R.A. (eds) Fractures of the Acetabulum. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75435-7_26
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