In:
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 33, No. 12 ( 2019-12), p. e484-e488
Abstract:
To determine significant associations between patient frailty status and odontoid fractures across common traumatic mechanisms of injuries (MOIs) in the elderly. Design: Retrospective review. Setting: Single, academic-affiliated hospital with full surgical services. Patients/Participants: Patients 65 years or older with traumatic odontoid fractures were included. Intervention: Nonoperative management (soft/hard collar, halo, traction tongs, and Minerva) and/or operative fixation. Main Outcome Measurements: Modified frailty index (mFI), MOI, concurrent injuries, inpatient length of stay (LOS), reoperation, and mortality rates. Results: Seventy patients were included (80.6 ± 8.5 years, 60% F, 88% European, 10% Maori/Pacific, 1.4% Asian, Charlson Comorbidity Index 5.3 ± 2.2, mFI 0.21 ± 0.15). The most common MOIs were falls (74.3%), high-speed motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) (17.1%), low-speed MVAs (5.7%), and pedestrian versus car (2.9%). Patients with traumatic falls exhibited significantly higher mFI scores (0.25) compared with low-speed MVAs (0.16), high-speed MVAs (0.08), and pedestrian versus car (0.01) ( P = 0.003). Twenty-seven patients with odontoid fractures were frail, 33 were prefrail, and 10 were robust. Ninety-two percent of frail patients had a traumatic fall as their MOI, as opposed to 73% of prefrail and 30% of robust patients ( P 〈 0.001). Prefrail and frail patients were 4.3 times more likely than robust patients to present with odontoid fractures through traumatic fall [odds ratio (OR): 4.33 (1.47–12.75), P = 0.008], and frailty increased likelihood of reoperation [OR: 4.2 (1.2–14.75), P = 0.025] and extended LOS [OR: 5.71 (1.05–10.37), P = 0.017]. Frail patients had the highest 30-day ( P = 0.017) and 1-year mortality ( P 〈 0.001) compared with other groups. Conclusion: Patients with traumatic odontoid fractures from falls were significantly more frail in comparison with any other MOIs, with worse short- and long-term outcomes. Level of Evidence: Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0890-5339
DOI:
10.1097/BOT.0000000000001597
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2019
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2041334-8
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