A Piazzolla1, M Baglioni2, G Solarino2, G Vicenti2, A Panella2, B Moretti2. 1. Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso - Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"- A.U.O.C. Policlinico di Bari - U.O. Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Italy. Electronic address: dott.piazzolla@gmail.com. 2. Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso - Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"- A.U.O.C. Policlinico di Bari - U.O. Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Italy.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: acetabular fractures are difficult to treat with often an unsatisfactory results for patients. The aim of this study is to investigate about the health-related quality-of-life outcome of patients with a traumatic acetabular fracture, as recorded at least 24 months after their surgery. METHODS: a cohort of patients underwent a dedicated acetabular surgical reconstruction for a pelvic trauma between November 2011 and May 2016, were enrolled to investigate, at least two years after injury, their midterm quality of life; SF-36 and LiSat-11 were used. RESULTS: 35 patients were enrolled but only 28 patients were revisited, 20 males (714%) and 8 females (286%) with a mean age of 43 years (19-73). The most common cause was motor vehicle accident (655%). Lower score after trauma are reported in both tests, SF-36 and LiSat 11, for all items. DISCUSSION: comparing the SF-36 score in the Italian normative sample with our SF-36 score before the trauma there is no statistically significant difference (p = 0.1661) underlining how the patients before the trauma were healthy and in good health. Both scores, SF-36 and LiSat-11, before and after trauma are statistically different with respectively p = 0,0002 and p = 0,049 which proves the lower quality of life after trauma in comparison to their life before trauma. CONCLUSIONS: Although the treatment protocols of acetabular fractures have greatly improved over the years, these continue to have disabling consequences that hardly allow to recover a good quality of life two years after the trauma.
INTRODUCTION: acetabular fractures are difficult to treat with often an unsatisfactory results for patients. The aim of this study is to investigate about the health-related quality-of-life outcome of patients with a traumatic acetabular fracture, as recorded at least 24 months after their surgery. METHODS: a cohort of patients underwent a dedicated acetabular surgical reconstruction for a pelvic trauma between November 2011 and May 2016, were enrolled to investigate, at least two years after injury, their midterm quality of life; SF-36 and LiSat-11 were used. RESULTS: 35 patients were enrolled but only 28 patients were revisited, 20 males (714%) and 8 females (286%) with a mean age of 43 years (19-73). The most common cause was motor vehicle accident (655%). Lower score after trauma are reported in both tests, SF-36 and LiSat 11, for all items. DISCUSSION: comparing the SF-36 score in the Italian normative sample with our SF-36 score before the trauma there is no statistically significant difference (p = 0.1661) underlining how the patients before the trauma were healthy and in good health. Both scores, SF-36 and LiSat-11, before and after trauma are statistically different with respectively p = 0,0002 and p = 0,049 which proves the lower quality of life after trauma in comparison to their life before trauma. CONCLUSIONS: Although the treatment protocols of acetabular fractures have greatly improved over the years, these continue to have disabling consequences that hardly allow to recover a good quality of life two years after the trauma.
Authors: Colum Downey; Cathleen McCarrick; Christopher Fenelon; Evelyn P Murphy; Brendan J O'Daly; Michael Leonard Journal: Ir J Med Sci Date: 2019-07-06 Impact factor: 1.568