NDLI: Mortality, complications and long-term functional outcome in elderly patients with fragility fractures of the acetabulum

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Author	Wollmerstädt, Johannes Pieroh, Philipp Schneider, Isabell Zeidler, Suzanne Höch, Andreas Josten, Christoph Osterhoff, Georg
Abstract	Background Early operative treatment of acetabulum fractures in geriatric patients has been suggested to reduce pain and allow for earlier mobilization. The aim of this study was to determine mortality, complications and functional outcome after operative and non-operative treatment. Methods Patients aged ≥60 years with operative treatment of low-energy fragility fracture of the acetabulum from 2009 to 2016 and a follow-up of at least 24 months were identified. The patients were contacted by phone and a modified Merle d’Aubigné score was obtained. If patients or their relatives were not available for follow-up, mortality data was assessed using a national social insurance database. Results One hundred seventy-six patients (mean age 78, SD 10 years; 73 female) were available for analysis of mortality data. At final follow-up (68 months, SD 26, range, 24 to 129), 99/176 patients (56.3%) had deceased. One-year-mortality was 25.0% and 2-year mortality 35.8%. Type of treatment (non-operative vs. operative) did not affect mortality at 1 and 2 years (p = .65 and p = .10). Hospital-acquired infections were observed in 31/176 cases (17.6%), thromboembolic events and delirium in 6 patients (3.4%). In-hospital mortality was 5.7%. Patients who underwent operative treatment were more likely to have an in-hospital infection (p = .02) but less likely to sustain thromboembolic events (p = .03). The mean hospital stay was 14 days (SD 10 days, range, 1 to 66). Patients with operative treatment were longer hospitalized than patients with non-operative treatment (p < .001). The rate of secondary conversions to THA was 12.4%, this was not affected by initial treatment. The mean modified Merle d’Aubigné Score of those patients available for a final follow-up (n = 47; follow-up 56 months, SD 28, range, 24 to 115) was 14/18 points, SD 3 (range 7 to 18). Functional results at final follow-up between operatively and non-operatively treated patients were without difference. Conclusions All-cause mortality and in-hospital complications are high among geriatric patients with low-energy fractures of the acetabulum even when treated operatively. Secondary conversion rates to THA are similar to those seen in younger patients. Mid-term functional outcome in those surviving is fair.
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ISSN	14712318
DOI	10.1186/s12877-020-1471-x
Journal	BMC Geriatrics
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	20
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2020-02-17
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Geriatrics Gerontology Aging Rehabilitation Geriatric Acetabulum Mortality Functional outcome Non-operative Complications Fracture Geriatrics/Gerontology
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Subject	Geriatrics and Gerontology
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5-Year Journal Impact Factor	4.1/2023

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