Table 1.
Epidemiological results of pelvic fractures by comparing the present study with literature.
| Study | Incidence of pelvic fractures | Mean age (years) | Male gender | Caused by RTAs | Associated injuries and incidence |
Mortality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head injury | BTA | BTC | Urogenital injuries | Lower limb fractures | ||||||
| Gansslen et al.11 | 3 | – | – | 59.7 | 35 | 15 | 28 | – | 30 | 13.4 |
| Giannoudis et al.4 | 8 | 39 | 57.8 | 62.9 | 10 | 22 | 40 | – | – | 14.2 |
| Demetriades et al.10 | 9.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16.6 | – | 13.5 |
| Sunil et al.5 | – | 29.99 | 82 | 80 | – | – | – | 21.8 | – | 8.97 |
| Dzupa et al.7 | – | 49.9 | 59.49 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mardanpour et al.16 | – | – | – | – | 5.2 | 15.7 | 5.2 | 31.5 | 44.7 | – |
| Yoshihara et al.6 | – | 45 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yang et al.15 | – | – | – | – | 17.59 | 11 | 7.2 | – | 21.5 | – |
| Our study | 2.82 | 37.57 | 74.7 | 77.3 | 22.7 | 28 | 10.7 | 22.7 | 29.3 | 11.7 |
All the data are expressed as percentage except for the mean age.
“–” means unstated.
RTA: road traffic accident; BTA: blunt trauma to abdomen; BTC: blunt trauma to chest.