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NCT Number: NCT03476824

Pelvic Fractures in the Elderly

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Pelvic Fracture Femoral Fractures Fractures, Bone Hip Fractures Hip Injuries Leg Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital Switzerland, Traumatology

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. mortality

    Time frame: from pelvic fracture until year 1

    number of patients who died within one year after pelvic fracture

  2. 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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Acronym: PelvFx

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Mar 26, 2018
Registry last updated
Mar 16, 2023

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