Abstract
A total of 54 patients with injury to the pelvic ring or acetabulum concomitant with an ipsilateral femoral fracture were treated at our Department in the period from 2005 to 2013. The group consisted of 35 men and 19 women with an average age of 36.5 (22 to 72) years.
Only patients undergoing surgery were included. Excluded were patients who died within 48 hours of injury, those whose pelvic injury was treated conservatively and patients with Pipkin type IV fracture.
The average follow-up was 6.1 (2 to 10) years. The mechanism of injury included a traffic accident in 36 patients, fall from a height in 15 patients and fall off a horse in two patients; one patient was buried under a collapsed trench wall.
Functional outcomes were evaluated using the Harris Hip Score and the Majeed scoring system.