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Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma

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With an incidence of 3–8 % of all fractures, pelvic fractures are relatively rare [1–4]. They range from low-energy stable fractures to high-energy unstable fractures with accompanying soft tissue injuries (complex pelvic trauma). Within polytrauma patients the percentage ascends to 25 %, which is similar to the incidence of pelvic fracture in fatal motor vehicle accidents with 23–25 % [5–7] .

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  3. Resident, Hannover Medical School (MHH) - Trauma Department, Hannover, Germany

    Sebastian Decker MD

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Winkelmann, M., Decker, S., Krettek, C. (2016). Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma. In: Wolfson, N., Lerner, A., Roshal, L. (eds) Orthopedics in Disasters. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48950-5_32

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