Instability of the pelvic ring and injury severity can be predictors of death in patients with pelvic ring fractures: a retrospective study

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 79 - 82
• Main Authors: Tachibana, Toshiya, Yokoi, Hideyuki, Kirita, Manabu, Marukawa, Seishiro, Yoshiya, Shinichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2009; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Milan
• Subjects: Conservative Orthopedics; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original; Original Article; Orthopedics; Rheumatology; Sports Medicine; Surgical Orthopedics; Traumatic Surgery; Instability; Pelvic ring fracture; Mortality; Injury severity

Background The correlation between fracture type and mortality in patients with pelvic fracture has been previously investigated. The purpose of this study was to determine whether instability of the pelvic ring as assessed by Tile’s classification is a predictor of death in patients with pelvic fra...