Posterior pelvic ring involvement detected with CT taken within a week of admission in acute fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP) does not predict failure of conservative treatment: a retrospective cohort study

Table 9 Characteristics of patients who had secondary surgery

Gender	Age	Location pelvic pain on admission	Characteristics primary fracture ^a	Timing Surgery (days)	Location pelvic pain & onset(weeks)^b	Preop CT characteristics ^c	Sec. displ. pubic rami (mm) ^d
F	83	Posterior Right	Complete Right sacral ala Left pubic ramus C1.3 / IIc	106	Posterior Left 5 wks	Complete Bilateral sacral ala Bilateral pubic rami C3.3 / IVb	0
F	76	Posterior Left	Complete Bilateral sacral ala Left pubic ramus C3.3 / IVb	20	Posterior Left Continuous	Complete Bilateral sacral ala Left pubic ramus C3.3 / IVb	0
F	88	Anterior Right	Incomplete Right sacral ala Right pubic ramus B2.1 / IIb	106	Anterior Left 4 wks	Complete Bilateral sacral ala Bilateral pubic rami C3.3 / IVb	7
F	85	Posterior Right	Incomplete Right sacral ala Right pubic ramus B2.1 / IIb	64	Posterior Left 7 wks	Complete Bilateral sacral ala Right pubic rami C3.3 / IVb	15
F	88	Anterior Left	Incomplete Left sacral ala Left pubic ramus B2.1 / IIb	58	Anterior Right 4 wks	Complete Left sacral ala Bilateral pubic rami C1.3 / IIIc	4
F	88	Anterior Right	Incomplete Left sacral ala Right pubic ramus B2.1 / IIb	50	Posterior Right 5 wks	Complete Bilateral sacral ala Bilat eral pubic rami C3.3 / IVb	10

^a refers to the characteristics of the primary fracture : (first line) the completeness of the sacral ala fracture and its side (second line) the side of the pubic rami fracture and (third line) the resultant pelvic fracture classification
^b refers to : (first line) location of pain for which secondary surgery was performed and (second line) timing of onset of pain after the initial trauma in weeks.
^c refers to the reclassification of the fracture type prior to the secondary surgery : (first line) the sacral ala fracture and its side (second line) the pubic rami fracture side and (third line) the resultant pelvic fracture classification
^d secondary displacement of pubic rami fractures measured in millimetre as the difference between the primary XRay and the preoperative XRay

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