ArticleInternational orthopaedics2019
Patient-related quality of life after pelvic ring fractures in elderly.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Operative management of fragility fractures of the pelvis - a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Erectile dysfunction and penile rehabilitation after pelvic fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Patient-reported physical functioning and quality of life after pelvic ring injury: A systematic review of the literature.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Conservative versus operative treatment of FFP II fractures in a geriatric cohort: a prospective randomized pilot trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Changes and Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Work-Related Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Longitudinal Analysis of HRQoL and the EQ-VAS.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Concomitant upper extremity fractures do not worsen outcomes in conservatively managed pelvic fractures: a cohort study of 1840 geriatric patients.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Predictors of long- term survival after pelvic ring fractures in geriatric patients - five-year results of a prospective observational study of 134 patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Observational
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in the Elderly: Do These Reflect Healing Post-Fragility Fracture of the Pelvis?Cureus · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes in fragility fractures of the pelvis; what can we tell our patients?European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
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- [Diagnostics and treatment of insufficiency fractures of the pelvis].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Predictors of mortality one year after pelvic fractures in an older population: a retrospective cohort study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of fragility fracture of the pelvic ring: a regional population-based study in Northern Japan.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Article
- Posterior pelvic ring involvement detected with CT taken within a week of admission in acute fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP) does not predict failure of conservative treatment: a retrospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis: Current Practices and Future Directions.Current osteoporosis reports · 2022Review
- Prospective assessment of key factors influencing treatment strategy and outcome of fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP).European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- Operative treatment of fragility fractures of the pelvis: a critical analysis of 140 patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- Pelvic fractures in severely injured elderly: a double-adjustment propensity score matched analysis from a level I trauma center.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- Pain Intensity and Degree of Disability after Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Self-rated health status and activities of daily living in the first 12 months after fragility fractures of the pelvis-a prospective study on 134 patients.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposePelvic ring fractures, occurring in elderly patients are a challenging problem. Little known is about the patient-related outcome after these injuries. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the quality of life after pelvic ring injuries in patients aged over 60 years.
methodsPatients (≥ 60 years) with pelvic ring fractures treated in our trauma department between 2004 and 2014 were included. Next to patient data, injury-related details as well as treatment details were assessed. After a follow-up of at least two years, the survival rate and the patient-related outcome were evaluated using the SF-36 and the EQ-5D score.
resultsOne hundred ninety-six patients (138 women; 58 men; mean age 75.3 ± 7.8 years) were identified. Ninety-six patients were treated operatively, 100 patients conservatively. The overall complication rate was significantly lower for conservatively compared to operatively treated patients (conservatively 18% vs. operatively 33%; p = 0.014). The total mortality rate over 2 years is 29% with no significant difference of the two-year survival rate (2-year survival rate: operatively 77% vs. non-operatively 65%; p = 0.126). Fifty-five patients completed the SF-36 and EQ-5D score after a mean follow-up of 4.2 ± 2.9 years. The mean physical component score of the SF-36 is 33.6 ± 8.3, and the mean mental component score is 45.3 ± 8.4. The mean EQ-5D VAS reached 62.5 ± 27.9.
conclusionElderly patients with pelvic ring fractures show a high mortality rate and a limited patient-related outcome. While the complication rate of conservatively treated patients is lower compared to operated patients, the two year survival rate is steady.
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