Sacral U-type Fractures in Patients Older Than 65 years.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of disability that geriatric patients with sacral U-type fractures experience.

Methods

Patients older than 65 years presenting from 2013 to 2019 with a U-type sacral fracture were included. Patient demographics, treatment type, preinjury domicile, preinjury use of assistive devices, and neurologic deficits were recorded. Outcomes included mortality, return to preinjury domicile, and use of assistive devices for mobility.

Results

Among 46 patients in the treatment period, ground-level fall was the most common mechanism of injury (60.8%). Thirty-four patients (74%) were treated surgically, most commonly with closed percutaneous fixation (n = 27). Thirteen percent of patients died during the admission. At

SUBMITTER: Novak AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11495793 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature