Lateral Compression Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis: Diagnosis, Classifications, and Modern Management

作者：Joseph T. Patterson, Joshua A. Parry · 发表于：Current Osteoporosis Reports · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1007/s11914-024-00891-1 · 被引用次数：10 · 研究领域：Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries、Pregnancy-related medical research、Hip and Femur Fractures

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To describe the diagnosis, classification, and modern management of lateral compression fragility fractures of the pelvis. RECENT FINDINGS: Practice patterns are shifting toward early operative treatment of fragility fractures of the pelvis among patients who are unable to mobilize or whose injuries demonstrate occult instability on stress imaging. Early internal fixation appears to decrease pain, facilitate mobilization, accelerate hospital discharge, and minimize morbidity in this population. Lateral compression pelvic ring injuries are the most common type of fragility fracture of the pelvis. Similar to fragility fractures of the hip, lateral compression fragility fractures of the pelvis are typically sustained in a ground level fall. These injuries are associated with long acute hospital and post-acute facility admissions, loss of physical function, loss of independence, mortality, anxiety, sleep disturbance, and caregiver burnout. Unlike hip fractures, for which urgent operative treatment and early mobilization reduce mortality, lateral compression fragility fractures of the pelvis are commonly treated without surgery. Recommendations for nonoperative management of these injuries in older adults may be inappropriately generalized from studies of younger patient populations with high-energy mechanisms of pelvis fracture. However, strong evidence to support early internal fixation of these injuries practice is lacking. High quality investigations of earl...