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Fractures of the posterior wall of the acetabulum involve separation of a segment of the posterior articular surface; the fracture line leaves undisturbed the major portion of the posterior column. A posterior dislocation is usually associated.
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Letournel, E., Judet, R., Elson, R.A. (1993). Posterior Wall Fractures. In: Elson, R.A. (eds) Fractures of the Acetabulum. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75435-7_6
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