Pelvic fractures are indicators of severe trauma and high energy absorption. They are associated with multiple local or distant concomitant injuries, which explain their high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study is to investigate the late sequel of traumatic-pelvic-fractures (PFX) focusing on quality-of-life and sexual-function. From a database of prospectively documented data, patients who had suffered a PFX and had been treated operatively in our institution from January 2008–2009 were recruited. Exclusion criteria were patients less than one-year post-injury, pathological-fractures, patients < 18 or >65, and patients with co-morbidities linked to sexual dysfunction. Demographics, injury-mechanisms, fracture-patterns (Young-Burgess classification), injury-severity-score (AIS/05-ISS), urogenital injuries and clinical outcome were recorded and analysed. Health-related-quality-of-life was assessed using the (EuroQol-5D) and sexual-function using the international-index-of-erectile-function and the female-sexual-function-index. The minimum follow-up was 12 months (12–30).Introduction
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