J Korean Fract Soc.  2017 Jul;30(3):111-116. 10.12671/jkfs.2017.30.3.111.

Sexual Activity at 1 Year after Acetabular Fracture

• Park CH
• Lee YK
• Koo KH

• KMID: 2424118
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2017.30.3.111

Abstract

PURPOSE
Change in sexual activity after acetabular fracture has not been elucidated to date. Hence, the purpose of this study was to reveal: (1) how acetabular fracture affects the status of sexual activity; (2) how acetabular fracture affects patient satisfaction about sexual activity; and (3) what are the concerns of patients regarding sexual activity.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Between January 2014 and December 2014, a self-reported questionnaire was conducted with patients who had been sexually active before the treatment for acetabular fracture. Out of the nineteen patients who participated in the questionnaire, twelve men and three women were included for final analysis; patients who were treated conservatively were excluded.
RESULTS
All patients had hip pain (mean visual analogue scale score, 2.9; range, 1-7) at 1 year after the trauma. Fourteen patients (93.3%, 14/15) resumed sexual activity within 1 year (mean, 3.9 months; range, 2-6 months). After excluding one patient who did not recover to allow sexual activity, the frequency of sex was decreased in 11 patients (78.6%, 11/14). Sexual satisfaction was decreased in seven patients (46.7%, 7/15). Old age was associated with decreased sexual satisfaction.
CONCLUSION
Half of the patients showed a decreased satisfaction from sexual activity after acetabular fracture, with hip pain being the most common problem. Although our study was a small, single-center study, it provides information regarding sexual activity of patients after acetabular fracture.

Keyword

Sexual activity; Acetabular fracture; Satisfaction

MeSH Terms

Acetabulum*
Female
Hip
Humans
Male
Orgasm
Patient Satisfaction
Sexual Behavior*

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