• C W Oliver, B Twaddle, J Agel, and M L Routt.
• Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire, UK.
• Injury. 1996 Nov 1; 27 (9): 635-41.

AbstractFifty-five multiply injured patients with operatively treated unstable pelvic fractures were evaluated for patient-oriented outcome measures. Forty-six adult patients were eligible to complete the SF-36 medical outcome score and completed the SF-36 eight scale medical outcome score by postal questionnaire at a mean follow up to 2 years. The average Injury Severity Score of the eligible patients was 17.5. The average age of the patients was 32 years and 8 months. Fractures were classified by the Tile classification and there were 13 type B and 33 type C pelvic fractures. Seventy-six per cent of patients responded to the surgery. There was a 14 per cent impairment in physical outcome score and a 5.5 per cent impairment in mental outcome score compared with the normal population. The physical and mental outcome of multiply injured patients with pelvic fractures can be measured objectively.

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