Conclusion
blood loss
BLOOD LOSS
According to the results of this study, an early mobilisation of BFFS patients in stance and gait can already be achieved in the immediate postoperative inpatient setting with both the BTS and SP methods. This is an expression of the fact that both methods can achieve sufficient mechanical stabilisation of the posterior pelvic ring. Due to the minimally invasive procedure in each case, blood loss can be kept low, whereby the calculation based on the Hb balance is a reliable method that takes both external and internal blood loss into account. The transfusion requirement is correspondingly low. The required duration of an intensive care stay as well as a total inpatient stay are low when compared to the reported times in the published literature. Both BTS and SP are recommended to be safe and low-complication surgical methods for use in geriatric patients with FFP4b injuries. However, BTS is superior to SP with respect to the duration of surgery and the mobility level attained at discharge.