Joint, bone, spine : revue du rhumatisme
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The aim is to describe the characteristics of osteoporotic pelvic fractures and their outcome. We recorded clinical and biological characteristics of 60 osteoporotic pelvic fractures hospitalized in our Department of Rheumatology and assessed their outcome in 51 cases, using a questionnaire administrated by phone call. In our population, pelvic fractures mainly affected elderly women (81.6% of women, mean age 79 years), presenting, in more than 50% of the cases, a past medical history of osteoporosis, previous fracture and cardiovascular disease. ⋯ Among living patients, 74.5% lived at home, 60% required assistance for at least one daily life activity and 18.6% experienced a new fracture. Only 63.2% were still treated for osteoporosis. Osteoporotic pelvic fractures requiring initial hospitalization share most characteristics of hip fracture: elderly people, women predominance, vitamin D insufficiency, fall triggering the fracture, and also the severity assessed by a high morbidity and mortality and loss of autonomy.