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A variety of fixation techniques for these components have been utilized including conventional buttress plating and free screws. The objective of this report is to describe the technical application of the DePuy Synthes 2.7mm nonlocking hindfoot and midfoot plate, a 5-hole implant (the \u201cH-plate\u201d) (DePuy Synthes; Raynham, MA), in the surgical treatment of posterior wall fractures and to present early clinical outcomes from its use. We report a series of 95 patients who underwent fixation of posterior wall components of acetabular fractures (AO\/OTA 62) with an H-plate construct. At a mean follow-up of 257 days, conversion to total hip arthroplasty occurred in six patients (6.3%), there were no postoperative dislocations, four surgical site infections (4.2%), and no cases required revision open reduction internal fixation. 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