Weight-Bearing Post-Fixation of Pelvic Facture: A Systematic Review
Weight-Bearing Post-Fixation of Pelvic Facture: A Systematic Review. Introduction Over the last three decades, pelvic fracture surgery has noticeably increased worldwide due to the enhancement of healthcare for patients suffering from traumatic pelvic injury. In Belgium, the overall incidence of pelvic fractures increased from 15,8/100.000 persons per year in 1988 to 37,6/100.000 persons per year in 2018 (Herteleer et al., 2021) . In Sweden, the incidence of pelvic fractures increased from 64 to 80 per 100,000 person-years from 2001 to 2016 mostly among females (74% of the overall incidence) (Lundin et al., 2021) . In a Nordic country, the incidence of pelvic fracture that requires hospitalization increased from 34 – 56/100,000 person-year from 1997-2014 (Rinne et al., 2020) . In France, the Incidence of pelvic fractures per 100,000 person-years increased from 17.1 in 2006 to 28.33 in 2016 with male predominance (Melhem et al., 2020) . By 2030, the number of hip fracture patient