Table 3 Clinical and surgical outcome of patients with isolated acetabular fractures (group C) and with a combined acetabular/abdominal injury (group D). Group D patients underwent significantly more often an emergency stabilization of the acetabular fracture. Definitive surgery was not different in both groups but the patients in group D were later operated. While the patients in group D were treated significantly longer and had a higher overall complication rate, there was no difference regarding the osteosynthesis-associated complications
Group C | Group D | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (n) | 1.898 | 397 | |
Duration of surgery (min) | 176 ± 81 [60–760] | 198 ± 104 [60–723] | < 0.001# |
Blood loss (ml) | 600 ± 511 [100–3000] | 660 ± 514 [100–3000] | 0.46 |
Step preoperatively (mm) | 7.6 ± 8.1 [0–160] | 8.0 ± 13.8 [0–160] | 0.01# |
Step postoperatively (mm) | 1.2 ± 2.5 [0–33] | 1.1 ± 2.2 [0–25] | 0.28 |
Quality of reduction by Matta score | 0.39 | ||
Grade 1: 0–2 mm residual step (anatomical) | 84.0 % (982) | 85.3 % (221) | |
Grade 2: 2–3 mm residual step (imperfect) | 4.9 % (57) | 6.6 % (17) | |
Grade 3: > 3 mm residual step (poor) | 8.5 % (100) | 6.2 % (16) | |
No postoperative data available | 2.6 % (30) | 1.9 % (5) |