Table 5 Functional outcomes of patients with and without surgical site infections following osteosynthesis for pelvic ring injuries.

From: Morel–Lavallee lesions and number of surgeries for associated injuries predict surgical site infection risk following pelvic ring injury osteosynthesis

 

Patients with SSI (n = 8)

Patients without SSI (n = 89)

p value

Merle d’Aubigné score (SD)

 3 months

2.4 (2.3)

5.7 (3.3)

0.006*

 6 months

4.1 (2.7)

10.3 (3.8)

0.001*

 12 months

8.0 (4.0)

14.1 (3.1)

0.003*

 24 months

11.0 (2.8)

15.3 (2.7)

0.003*

36 months

11.3 (4.1)

15.6 (3.1)

0.02*

 Majeed score (SD)

 3 months

25.5 (9.4)

38.0 (14.8)

0.006*

 6 months

32.1 (12.4)

57.3 (16.6)

0.001*

 12 months

47.9 (18.9)

72.9 (15.5)

0.007*

 24 months

61.9 (12.4)

79.3 (13.3)

0.005*

 36 months

63.3 (14.0)

81.6 (13.9)

0.007*

  1. SD standard deviation, SSI surgical site infection.
  2. *Statistical significance.
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