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Observational studyJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2022

Functional outcome of unstable pelvic fractures treated in a level III hospital in a developing country: a 10-year prospective observational study.

Chunteng Theophile Nana, M A Ngo-Yamben, Pius Fokam, Ali Mahamat, F M Bombah, M Ekani Boukar, Muluem Kenedy, A Chichom-Mefire

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Observational study in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chunteng Theophile NanaDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon. nana2theo@yahoo.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9363-4306
M A Ngo-YambenDepartment of Surgery and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Pius FokamDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Ali MahamatDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
F M BombahDepartment of Surgery and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.
M Ekani BoukarDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Muluem KenedyDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
A Chichom-MefireDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
University of Buea · CMUniversité de Yaoundé I · CMUniversity of Douala · CM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUnstable pelvic fractures are severe and life-threatening injuries with high morbi-mortality rates. Management of these fractures is a major challenge in orthopaedic practice in limited resource communities. The aim of this study is to evaluate the functional outcome of unstable pelvic fractures managed in a hospital with limited diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. METHODOLOGY: This was a hospital-based prospective observational study carried out from 1st of January 2009 to 31st of December 2018 at the Limbe Regional Hospital, a level III health institution in the South-West region of Cameroon.

resultsA total of 68 patients were included in the study. The ages ranged from 18 to 80 years with a mean age of 39 ± 5 years. The average follow-up duration at the latest visit was 36 months (range 3-84 months). There were 59 cases that were evaluated. The overall average Majeed score was fair. Poor outcomes were noted in patients aged 60 years and above, those with co-morbidities, and those managed conservatively.

conclusionAlthough the functional outcomes following unstable pelvic fractures have improved with modernised diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, it is not the case in poor resource settings where the lack of these modalities makes the management challenging, consequently affecting the functional outcome.

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Fractures, BonePelvic BonesAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDeveloping CountriesHospitalsHumansMiddle AgedProspective StudiesYoung AdultCameroonFunctional outcomePelvic fractureUnstable

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