Morbidity and mortality following pelvic ramus fractures in an older Atlantic Canadian cohort | Zendy

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Morbidity and mortality following pelvic ramus fractures in an older Atlantic Canadian cohort

Author(s) -

Chris B. Hamilton,

John D. Harnett,

N. Craig Stone,

Andrew Furey

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.011518

Subject(s) - medicine , pelvis , retrospective cohort study , mortality rate , confidence interval , population , ambulatory , cohort , cohort study , surgery , environmental health

Pelvic ramus fractures in older patients are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. There is a paucity of literature on fractures of the pelvis in this age group. The purpose of this study was to report mortality rates following such injuries. In addition, we aimed to describe and quantify the important resultant morbidity in this vulnerable population.

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