Feasibility of anterior pelvic ring fixation alone for treating lateral compression type 1 pelvic fractures with nondisplaced complete sacral fractures: a retrospective study

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) CA), 2020-03, Vol.8, p.e8743-e8743, Article e8743
• Main Authors: Shang, Kun, Ke, Chao, Fu, Ya-Hui, Han, Shuang, Wang, Peng-Fei, Zhang, Bin-Fei, Zhuang, Yan, Zhang, Kun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Age; Anterior pelvic ring; Care and treatment; Compression; Emergency and Critical Care; Evidence Based Medicine; Fractures; Fractures (Injuries); Hospitals; Injuries; Internal fixation; Lateral compression type 1; Orthopedics; Patients; Pelvic fractures; Sacral fracture; Sacrum; Surgery; Surgery and Surgical Specialties
• ISSN: 2167-8359; 2167-8359
• DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8743

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of anterior pelvic ring fixation alone for treating lateral compression type 1 (LC-1) fractures with nondisplaced complete sacral fractures. Patients with LC-1 type pelvic fractures with nondisplaced complete sacral fractures in the Xi'an Honghui Hospital were screened. Those who underwent surgical treatment for the anterior pelvic ring fractures and conservative treatment for the sacral factures were included in the analysis. The Majeed and Short Form-12 (SF-12) functional scores were used to evaluate these patients. Of the 123 patients enrolled, 108 (88%) responded to our enquiries regarding the outcome. The mean follow-up period was 18.37 months for the 108 patients who responded. The mean SF-12 functional score was 48.22 ± 9.68. The mean Majeed score was 83.47 ± 9.23, including 52 with excellent, 47 with good, seven with fair, two with poor outcomes. The SF-12 functional and Majeed scores were significantly higher in those aged