Pelvic Fractures in the Elderly

PelvFx - Pelvic Fractures in the Elderly Patient Influence of Fracture Classification According to Rommens & Hofmann on Mobility, Operation and Independence

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03476824

Acronym

PelvFx

Enrollment

400

Registered

2018-03-26

Start date

2006-01-01

Completion date

2016-12-31

Last updated

2023-03-16

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Conditions

Pelvic Fracture

Brief summary

The aim of the project is to predict the patient under conservative therapy as a function of the patient Classification of Rommens and Hofmann and other potential prognostic factors. A corresponding prognostic score may be used in the future by patients and attending physicians support joint decision between surgical and conservative treatment.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Pelvic fracture after low-energy trauma * Treatment in the years 2006 to 2016 * patients equal to or older than 60 years

Exclusion criteria

* Pelvic fracture after a high-energy space * Pathological fracture in the area of a tumor or a bony metastasis * Existence of a documented refusal

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
mortality	from pelvic fracture until year 1	number of patients who died within one year after pelvic fracture
loss of independence	from pelvic fracture until year 1	loss of independence defined as number of patients leaving their own home and starting to live in a retirement home or asylum within one year after pelvic fracture

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results