@article{ref1,
title="Pediatric pelvic injury: functional outcome at 6-month follow-up",
journal="Journal of pediatric surgery",
year="2005",
author="Signorino, Paul R. and Densmore, John and Werner, Marchelle and Winthrop, Andrea and Stylianos, Steven and Guice, Karen S. and Oldham, Keith T.",
volume="40",
number="1",
pages="107-12; discussion 112",
abstract="BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Data on functional outcomes after pediatric pelvic fractures are limited to those obtained at hospital discharge. This study assesses functional status at both hospital discharge and at 6 months after injury. METHODS: A national multicenter prospective study began in February 2002 and is ongoing. Patients completed WeeFIM functional assessments at hospital discharge and at 6-month follow-up as part of this study. This report summarizes preliminary functional assessment results from 20 patients. RESULTS: Patient data were accrued into 3 domains (self-care, mobility, and cognition), which constitute a total raw rating. Significant improvement at 6 months after injury was evident in self-care, mobility, and total raw ratings. This significance remained when total raw ratings were converted to age-adjusted functional quotients. CONCLUSIONS: This preliminary assessment shows that after pelvic fractures, children improve their functional status at 6 months, returning to near-normal status.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3468",
doi="10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.09.018",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.09.018"
}