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ArticleScientific reports2022

A computed tomography based survey study investigating the agreement of the therapeutic strategy for fragility fractures of the pelvis.

Philipp Pieroh, Tim Hohmann, Florian Gras, Sven Märdian, Alexander Pflug, Silvan Wittenberg, Christoph Ihle, Notker Blankenburg, Kevin Dallacker-Losensky, Tanja Schröder and 6 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Reported complications after spinopelvic fixation for U-type sacral fractures in older adults: a systematic review with narrative synthesis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Philipp PierohDepartment of Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. philipp.pieroh@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
Tim HohmannDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Florian GrasDepartment of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
Sven MärdianCentre for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Alexander PflugDepartment of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
Silvan WittenbergCentre for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Christoph IhleBG Trauma Center, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany.
Notker BlankenburgDepartment of Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Kevin Dallacker-LosenskyTrauma Research Group, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Reconstructive and Septic Surgery, and Sports Traumatology, Bundeswehrhospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Tanja SchröderDepartment of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany.
Steven C HerathBG Trauma Center, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany.
Hans-Georg PalmTrauma Research Group, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Reconstructive and Septic Surgery, and Sports Traumatology, Bundeswehrhospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Christoph JostenDepartment of Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Fabian M StubyDepartment of Trauma Surgery, BG Trauma Centre Murnau, Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany.
Daniel Wagner *Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Andreas Höch *Department of Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
German Society of Surgery · DEBundeswehrkrankenhaus · DECharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEJena University Hospital · DEMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · DESaarland University · DEUniversity of Tübingen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment recommendations for fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP) have been provided along with the good reliable FFP classification but they are not proven in large studies and recent reports challenge these recommendations. Thus, we aimed to determine the usefulness of the FFP classification determining the treatment strategy and favored procedures in six level 1 trauma centers. Sixty cases of FFP were evaluated by six experienced pelvic surgeons, six inexperienced surgeons in training, and one surgeon trained by the originator of the FFP classification during three repeating sessions using computed tomography scans with multiplanar reconstruction. The intra-rater reliability and inter-rater reliability for therapeutic decisions (non-operative treatment vs. operative treatment) were moderate, with Fleiss kappa coefficients of 0.54 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.44-0.62) and 0.42 (95% CI 0.34-0.49). We found a therapeutic disagreement predominantly for FFP II related to a preferred operative therapy for FFP II. Operative treated cases were generally treated with an anterior-posterior fixation. Despite the consensus on an anterior-posterior fixation, the chosen procedures are highly variable and most plausible based on the surgeon's preference.

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Tomography, X-Ray ComputedFractures, BoneFrailtyHumansPelvic BonesReproducibility of Results

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PMID35149706
PMCPMC8837654
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