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Table 1 The incidence of DVT in pelvic and acetabular fractures

From: Incidence and risk factors of preoperative deep venous thrombosis following pelvic and acetabular fractures: a retrospective case–control study

Classification

No. (%) of patients

No. (%) of DVT

Pelvic fractures

291 (47.9%)

36 (43.9%)

Simple

159 (26.2%)

16 (19.5%)

Complex

132 (21.7%)

20 (24.4%)

Acetabular fractures

316 (52.1%)

47 (57.3%)

APC

98 (16.1%)

11 (13.4%)

LC

189 (31.1%)

19 (23.2%)

VS

20 (3.3%)

12 (14.6%)

CM

9 (1.5%)

5 (6.1%)

Total

607 (100%)

82 (100%)

  1. APC, anterior–posterior compression; LC, lateral compression; VS, vertical shear; CM, combined mechanism