PelvFx - Pelvic Fractures in the Elderly Patient Influence of Fracture Classification According to Rommens & Hofmann on Mobility, Operation and Independence
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 400
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- loss of independence
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Retrospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 60 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
loss of independence
Time Frame: 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
mortality
Time Frame: from pelvic fracture until year 1
number of patients who died within one year after pelvic fracture
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
