SynthesisInternational orthopaedics2023
Surgical site infections after stabilization of pelvic ring injuries: a retrospective analysis of risk factors and a meta-analysis of similar studies.
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- Risk factors for surgical site infections after orthopaedic surgery: A meta-analysis and systematic review.International wound journal · 2025Pooled it
- Selective Anterior Fixation for Rami Fractures in Anteroposterior Compression-Type Pelvic Ring Injuries: Impact of Posterior Stability.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Risk Factors, Clinical Outcomes, and Medical Costs of Pelvic Infection After Open Pelvic Fractures: A 7-Year Retrospective Observational Study at a Single Trauma Center.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Minimally invasive percutaneous cannulated screw fixation for pelvic fractures: a retrospective case cohort study of clinical and radiological outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Accuracy of 3D-navigated screw fixation in pelvic ring fractures: a single-centre consecutive observational case series.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Observational
- Association of Shanghai air pollution with postoperative infection in adolescent orthopedic patients: a study using a deep learning-based evolutionary model.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2025Article
- Removing hardware from anterior approaches following acetabular fractures: a challenging yet indicated procedure.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Comparative study on anterior pelvic plating and pubic ramus screw fixation for straddle fracture: a matched-pair outcome analysis.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Unstable pelvic fractures in women: implications on obstetric outcome.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposePelvic ring fractures requiring surgical stabilization are severe injuries. Surgical site infections occurring after stabilization of the pelvis are serious complications, requiring complex and multidisciplinary treatment.
methodsThis is a retrospective observational study from a level I trauma centre. One hundred and ninety-two patients who underwent stabilization of closed pelvic ring injuries without signs of pathological fracture were selected for inclusion into the study. After excluding seven patients for having incomplete data, the final study group consisted of 185 patients (117 men and 68 women). Basic epidemiologic data and potential risk factors were recorded and analyzed by Cox regression, Kaplan-Meier curves, and risk ratios in 2 × 2 tables. Categorical variables were compared by Fisher exact tests and chi squared tests. Parametric variables were analyzed with Kruskal-Wallis tests with post hoc Wilcoxon tests.
resultsSurgical site infections occurred in 13% of the study group (24 from 185). Eighteen infections occurred in men (15.4%) and six in women (8.8%). There were two significant risk factors in women: age over 50 years (p = 0.0232) and concomitant urogenital trauma (p = 0.0104). The common risk ratio for both these factors was 212.59 (8.78-5148.68), p = 0.0010. No significant risk factors were identified in men despite younger men having a higher incidence of infection (p = 0.1428).
conclusionOverall rate of infectious complications was higher than in the literature, but this might be caused by inclusion of all patients regardless of surgical strategy. Higher age in women and lower age in men were associated with higher infection rates. Concomitant urogenital trauma was a significant risk factor in women.
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