Postoperative Reduction Quality May Be the Most Important Factor That Causes Worse Functional Outcomes in Open and Closed Pelvic Fractures.
Chih-Yang LaiPo-Ju LaiI-Chuan TsengChun-Yi SuYung-Heng HsuYing-Chao ChouYi-Hsun YuPublished in: World journal of surgery (2022)
Compared with closed pelvic fracture, open pelvic fracture was not an indicator of worse functional outcomes. Functional outcomes may be comparable between patients with open and closed pelvic fractures at different time points within three years postoperatively. Achieving anatomical reduction in a fracture is crucial, because it might affect patient satisfaction.