NCT02591043

Surgical Treatment of Low Energy Pelvic Fractures in the Elderly

Surgical Treatment of Low Energy Pelvic Ring Fractures in the Elderly: Cross-sectional Single-centre Study From Basel, Switzerland

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 79 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Since May 2010 the Department of Trauma, Basel University Hospital has performed surgical stabilisation of the posterior pelvic ring on 55 patients. These patients have not received a structured follow up examination or evaluation of outcome after surgery.

Detailed description

Functional outcome of elderly patients with surgical treatment of low energy pelvic ring fractures.

Conditions

• Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Outcome after surgery	Functional outcome after surgical treatment of pelvic ring fractures Measurements: TUG-test score, ADLs index, maximal pain (VAS 1-10) at rest and experienced during TUG-test. One-year mortality, signs of healing, dislocation or other complications on anterior-posterior radiographs of the pelvis, living situation before and after the injury (at home/institutional placement)

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-10-01
• Primary completion: 2016-08-01
• Completion: 2016-09-01
• First posted: 2015-10-29
• Last updated: 2016-09-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland