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Acetabular Fractures

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The most commonly used classification system for acetabular fractures in clinical practice is the Judet and Letournel classification, which is based on the anatomical structures of the acetabulum.

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    Peifu Tang, Hua Chen & Yan Wu

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Tang, P., Chen, H., Zhao, Z., Wu, Y. (2023). Acetabular Fractures. In: Tang, P., Chen, H. (eds) Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0219-1_4

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