title: Open fractures of the pelvis. Review of 43 cases.
abstract: We reviewed 43 patients treated from 1984 to 1988 for open fractures of the pelvis. There were four Gustilo type I wounds, seven type II and 32 type III; 22 fractures were stable and 21 unstable. The overall mortality was 30%; the average Injury Severity Score was 30, being 26 in the survivors and 40 in the fetal cases. We analysed the influence of a number of factors on the mortality rate. The most important were the ISS and the age in years, while the presence of a type III wound and instability of the fracture also had an influence. We describe two simple methods of assessment of the prognosis in individual cases, based on these factors.
authors.affiliation: Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Milne
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Chapman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D011379:Prognosis