Table 1 General characteristics of unstable pelvic fractures
Variables | Items | Number |
|---|---|---|
Age | Less than 20 | 5 |
20–40 | 40 | |
41–60 | 15 | |
61–80 | 8 | |
Gender | Males | 45 |
Females | 23 | |
Types of unstable pelvic fracture | Tile B | 45 |
Tile C | 23 | |
Open fracture | 15 | |
Closed fracture | 53 | |
Mechanism of injury | Road traffic crash | 50 |
Falls | 8 | |
Crush (other than road traffic crash) | 5 | |
Assault | 2 | |
Direct impact from falling objects (walls, trees, rocks) | 3 | |
Clinical states on admission and associated lesions | Hypovolemic shock | 23 |
Glasgow coma score lees than 13 | 2 | |
Injury severity score more than 9 | 50 | |
Upper and lower limb fractures | 13 | |
Chest injuries | 3 | |
Abdominal injuries | 4 | |
Urogenital injuries | 8 | |
Head injuries | 2 | |
Neurological injuries | 3 |