Surgical management of paediatric pelvic fractures: a prospective case series and early experience from a level one Egyptian trauma centre.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We aimed to report our early experience treating paediatric pelvic fractures (PPF) surgically, reporting on indications, outcomes, and complications.

Methods

Patients aged 0-15 with PPF treated surgically at a level I trauma centre were included prospectively between 2016 and 2018. Fractures were classified according to AO/OTA classification system. Functional evaluation was performed using a modification of the Majeed functional scoring system. Radiological evaluation of vertical and posterior displacement was performed according to Matta and Tornetta criteria and the method described by Keshishyan et al. for assessing pelvic rotational asymmetry.

Results

We included 45 patients (77.8% males and 22.2% females), with a mean age of 9.53 ± 3.63 and 19.87 ± 8.84 

SUBMITTER: Arafa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9492609 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature