title: Percutaneous treatment of pelvic and acetabular fractures in obese patients.
abstract: A body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 is becoming increasingly common in the United States. Surgery for pelvic and acetabular fractures in this population is particularly problematic because conventional treatment often requires large surgical exposures. The surgery for both these fractures is technically difficult because of the volume of soft tissue and proneness to complications. Wound problems and infections are particularly common after open surgery in obese patients, and these increase linearly with the BMI. In this article, we present a small consecutive series over 14 months on obese patients who underwent percutaneous treatment of their pelvic or acetabular fractures.
authors.affiliation: Barts and the London NHS Trust, Whitechapel, London, UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gary
authors.forename: Gurpreet
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reinert
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starr
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult