Rehabilitative management of pelvic fractures needs to be further optimized


https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2021.10246
Vol. 31 No. 4 (2021)
Submitted: 22 October 2021
Accepted: 18 November 2021
Published: 2 December 2021
Pelvic, acetabular, fractures, rehabilitation
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Authors

  • Zehua Li
    peter.lizh@foxmail.com
    Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-3449
  • Dilihumaer Maimaitiming West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Leqi Sun Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom.
  • Haoran Wang Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Weixi Xiong Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Institute of Brain Science and Brain-inspired technology of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

We read with interest the review by Piccione et al. into the rehabilitative management of patients with pelvic fracture (PF). This review adds to our knowledge about the significance and indispensability of early multidisciplinary intervention in PF. From our perspective, however, potential bias might be caused by several unanswered questions. The uncertain methodological process and the unclear definition could misguide the rehabilitation strategies while still in dispute. Therefore, further high-quality studies should be conducted to optimize the multidisciplinary rehabilitation of patients with PF.


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Li, Z., Maimaitiming, D., Sun, L., Wang, H., & Xiong, W. (2021). Rehabilitative management of pelvic fractures needs to be further optimized. European Journal of Translational Myology, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2021.10246

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