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Objective: The objective of this study was to provide a relatively simple method of systemic approach in classifying acetabular fractures for better understanding for radiologists and orthopedic surgeons in making correct assessment and allowing for the best possible outcome for these complex fractures.Materials and Methods: The routine radiographs and CT scans of 105 patients(72 male patients and 33 female patients)with confirmed acetabular fractures admitted to our hospital from September 2014 to January 2016 were analyzed by two groups of doctors.Group A consisting of 2 experienced radiologists and Group B consisting of 2 resident radiologists.When available,3D reformatted images were analyzed as well.The residents received training in the proposed methodology for the classification of acetabular fractures after the initial reading.We classified the acetabular fractures on 2 separate occasions,and determined the intraobserver and interobserver agreement.Results: The success rate was 168 for Group A experienced radiologists and 121for Group B residents in the first reading.For the second reading Group B residents success rate increased to 164.The mean kappa coefficients for interobserver and intraobserver agreement in Group A were 0.913and 0.956 respectively,and for Group B 0.751 and 0.791.Conclusion: The proposed systemic method of radiographic interpretation of acetabular fractures was effective for assisting in the classification.This systemic approach guides the search for key imaging features that are necessary for acetabular fracture classification.Following these clues provides enough information to classify most of the acetabular fractures.Thus the proposed approach is practical,being based on readily available plain films and CT scans routinely obtained for acetabular fracture assessment.