ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2024
Underweight patients experience higher inpatient complication and mortality rates following acetabular fracture.
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- Impact of underweight status on mortality in sepsis patients: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- BMI Serves as a Predictor of PROMIS Outcomes Following Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement at Minimum 1-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Preoperative CT-Based Pelvic Sarcopenia and Subcutaneous Adiposity Are Associated with Anaemia and Operative Time in Acetabular Fracture Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Patients Aged 60 or Older with Surgically Treated Periprosthetic Acetabular Fractures Are at Similar Risk of Death at One Year Compared to Native Acetabular Fractures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Construction of a nomogram for preoperative deep vein thrombosis in pelvic fracture patients.BMC surgery · 2024Article
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purposeUnderweight patients experience poor outcomes after elective orthopaedic procedures. The effect of underweight body mass index (BMI) on complications after acetabular fracture is not well-described. We evaluate if underweight status is associated with inpatient complications after acetabular fractures.
methodsAdult patients (≥ 18 years) presenting with acetabular fracture between 2015 and 2019 were identified from Trauma Quality Program data. Adjusted odds (aOR) of any inpatient complication or mortality were compared between patients with underweight BMI (< 18.5 kg/m
resultsThe 1299 underweight patients aged ≥ 65 years compared to 11,629 normal weight patients experienced a 1.2-times and 2.7-times greater aOR of any complication (38.6% vs. 36.6%, p = 0.010) and inpatient mortality (7.9% vs. 4.2%, p < 0.001), respectively. The 1688 underweight patients aged 18-64 years compared to 24,762 normal weight patients experienced a 1.2-times and 1.5-times greater aOR of any inpatient complication (38.9% vs. 34.8%, aOR p = 0.006) and inpatient mortality (4.1% vs. 2.5%, p < 0.001), respectively.
conclusionUnderweight adult patients with acetabular fracture are at increased risk for inpatient complications and mortality, particularly those ≥ 65 years old. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic Level III.
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