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- Borg, Tomas, 1963-, et al.
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Development of a pelvic discomfort index to evaluate outcome following fixation for pelvic ring injury
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. - : Sage Publications. - 1022-5536 .- 2309-4990. ; 23:2, s. 146-149
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PURPOSE: To develop a pelvic discomfort index (PDI) to evaluate outcome following fixation for pelvic ring injury.METHODS: 29 female and 44 male consecutive patients (mean age, 36 years) underwent internal fixation for pelvic ring injury of type B1 (n=10), B2 (n=22), B3 (n=15), C1 (n=18), C2 (n=5), and C3 (n=3), based on the AO/OTA classification. At postoperative 6, 12, and 24 months, patients were asked to assess their discomfort in the pelvis using a 14-item questionnaire. Three questions were open-ended, and responses were categorised by a single assessor. The remaining 11 questions were closed-ended and had 6 ordinal options from 'no discomfort' (score=0) to 'extremely severe discomfort' (score=5). The content validity and relevance of the 11 closed-ended questions was determined. The 14-item questionnaire was compared with the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).RESULTS: Respectively at postoperative 6, 12, and 24 months, 78%, 71%, and 71% of the patients completed the 14-item questionnaire. Based on the factor analysis and responses to the open-ended questions, the number of items was reduced to 6 including pain, walking, mobility of the hips, loss of sensation in the legs, sexual life, and operation scar. Four factors could explain 96% of the total variance. The first factor involved the first 3 items (pain, walking, and hip motion) and addressed 'pelvis', whereas 3 factors involved the remaining items and each addressed peripheral neurology, sexual life, and operation scar. A PDI was developed using these 6 items. The PDI had high internal reliability (α=0.89), adequate content and criterion validity, and moderate correlation with the SF-36 total score or scores of physical function, bodily pain, and general health (r=0.50-0.77).CONCLUSION: The PDI provides valid, specific, and relevant information to assess outcome following fixation for pelvic ring injury.
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- Hernefalk, Björn, et al.
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Estimating pre-traumatic quality of life in patients with surgically treated acetabular fractures and pelvic ring injuries : Does timing matter?
- 2016
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Ingår i: Injury. - : Elsevier. - 0020-1383 .- 1879-0267. ; 47:2, s. 389-394
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Evaluation of patient-assessed functional outcome in traumatic conditions has specific challenges. To obtain pre-traumatic data to allow for comparison during follow-up, retrospective assessments are needed. How such data is affected by posttraumatic time-point chosen for evaluation is unknown. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how the time-point chosen for retrospective assessment of pre-traumatic quality of life (QoL) in patients with surgically treated acetabular fractures and pelvic ring injuries influenced the results. A secondary purpose was to examine the pre-traumatic QoL-profile in patients with these injuries.PATIENTS AND METHODS: 73 patients were included, where 50 had an acetabular fracture and 23 a pelvic ring injury. Pre-traumatic QoL was evaluated using the generic instruments SF-36 and EQ5D in conjunction with the condition-specific Pelvic Trauma Questionnaire (PTQ). Questionnaires were completed at three time points: 0, 1 and 2 months post-surgery.RESULTS: Number of responders were 73 patients at 0 months, 61 patients at 1 month and 53 patients at 2 months. 50 patients answered the questionnaires at all three time-points. A trend was observed with all instruments where patients estimated a better pre-traumatic status with narrower distributions when assessment was delayed. At 2 months, scores for 4 out of 8 SF-36 domains where significantly higher compared to 0 months. For EQ5D, EQ VAS improved at 1 and 2 months compared to month 0 results but no other significant differences between time-points were found. Results from the PTQ demonstrated no significant differences over time. Pre-traumatic quality of life was high and for SF-36 comparable to a population norm. A very low level of pre-existing discomfort from the pelvic region was reported through the PTQ.CONCLUSION: Patients with surgically treated acetabular fractures and pelvic ring injuries estimate a higher pre-traumatic functional status when assessment is carried out at 1 or 2 months post-surgery compared to perioperative measurements. The SF-36 seems to be more sensitive than the EQ5D in this respect. Pre-traumatic QoL in patients with surgically treated acetabular fractures and pelvic ring injuries is generally high and pre-existing discomfort from the pelvic region is uncommon.
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- Hernefalk, Björn, et al.
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Patient-reported Outcome in Surgically Treated Pelvic Ring Injuries at 5 Years Post-surgery
- 2021
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. - : Sage Publications. - 1457-4969 .- 1799-7267. ; 110:1, s. 86-92
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Long-term prospective data on patient-reported outcome after surgical treatment of pelvic ring injuries are scarce. This study aimed at describing results at 5 years post-surgery using validated outcome measures.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients admitted for surgical treatment of pelvic ring injuries were prospectively included and asked to report their outcome at 1, 2 and 5 years post-surgery using two patient-reported outcome measures: the generic Short-Form 36 and the condition-specific pelvic discomfort index. Data were evaluated using mixed-effects linear models.RESULTS: There were 108 patients (68 males and 40 females), mean age 38 years. Injury type according to the AO/OTA-classification was B-type in 68 patients and C-type in 40 patients. No domain of the Short-Form 36 reached norm values at 5 years post-surgery. Females reported a worse outcome than males concerning general health (p < 0.01) at 5 years. Recovery of physical function (p < 0.01), mental health (p = 0.04), and pain (p = 0.01) was observed for males at 5 years compared to earlier assessments, while females on the contrary described more pain at this time-point (p = 0.03). Mean pelvic discomfort index at 5 years was 27, indicating moderate residual pelvic discomfort overall. Males reported less pelvic discomfort than females at 5 years (p = 0.02) and improved when compared to results at 2 years (p = 0.02), while females did not. Influence of age, fracture type, and presence of associated injuries on patient-reported outcome was limited.CONCLUSION: Surgically treated pelvic ring injuries are associated with long-standing negative effects on patient-reported outcome. Males report a better outcome than females at 5 years post-surgery.
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- Hernefalk, Björn
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Surgical Treatment of Pelvic Ring Injuries and Acetabular Fractures : Aspects on Patient-reported Outcome
- 2020
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The overall aim of the present thesis was to study the patient perspective on outcome following surgical treatment of pelvic ring injuries and acetabular fractures. All studies were based on patients treated for such injuries at the Department of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.In Study I, a patient-reported outcome measure to provide condition-specific information regarding outcome after surgical treatment of pelvic ring injuries was developed. Seventy-three patients were asked to complete a questionnaire at three time points during follow-up. Evaluation of data resulted in the Pelvic Discomfort Index (PDI). This instrument is comprised of six questions regarding residual problems from the pelvic region with respect to pain, walking, hip motion, leg numbness, sexual life and the operation scar.The influence of the time-point post-surgery at which patients with surgically treated pelvic ring injuries or acetabular fractures estimate their pre-traumatic state was examined in study II. Seventy-three patients assessed their pre-traumatic status at three time-points post-surgery. It was found that pre-traumatic quality of life was high and comparable to a reference population. Pre-existing discomfort from the pelvic region was uncommon. A tendency for patients to estimate a better pre-traumatic status when assessments were delayed was observed.The objective of Study III was to compare outcome after surgical treatment of complex acetabular fractures in the elderly using either the combined hip procedure, consisting of open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in conjunction with an acute total hip arthroplasty, or ORIF alone with respect to mortality, need for secondary surgery and patient-reported outcome. Thirteen patients treated with the CHP were compared to 14 patients with similar fracture patterns treated with ORIF alone. The CHP conferred a markedly reduced need for secondary surgical procedures while no differences in perioperative mortality or patient-reported outcome could be demonstrated.Patient-reported outcome at five years following surgical treatment of pelvic ring injury was evaluated in study IV. The consequences of these injuries were found to be substantial and long-standing. Females reported a worse outcome than males, while influence of variables age, injury type and presence of associated injuries was limited.In Study V, patient experiences of life following treatment for pelvic ring injury was explored. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten patients at a median of 11 years after injury and analyzed using inductive content analysis. Patients described a heterogenous outcome, with residual impairment ranging from virtually none to severe disability. A need for adequate patient information and individual assessments of patients was noted.
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