Irish medical journal
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Patients that sustain pelvic and/or acetabular trauma in Ireland and require surgical intervention are treated at the Adelaide and Meath National Children's Hospital (AMNCH). For this study an audit was conducted of all pelvic and acetabular fractures referred to the AMNCH over a 12 month period from July 2010 to June 2011. ⋯ Seventy one patients suffered an acetabular fracture while 43 patients suffered a fracture of their pelvic ring with some patients suffering both. There were 129 surgical procedures performed with 25 patients having more than one surgical procedure.