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In the absence of trauma fracture of the acetabulum is an extremely rare injury. We describe a 70 year old man who spontaneously developed fractures in both acetabulae due to bony insufficiency. It was successfully treated by bilateral total hip replacement.
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La fracture acétabulaire en absence d’un traumatisme due à insuffisance de la structure osseuse est un événement extrémement rare. On décrit un cas de fracture spontanée bilatérale traitée avec succès par prothése de hanche.
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Accepted: 20 July 1998
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Rosa, M., Maccauro, G. & D’Arienzo, M. Bilateral acetabular fracture without trauma. International Orthopaedics SICOT 23, 120–121 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640050324
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640050324