ASSERT (Acute Sacral inSufficiEncy fractuRe augmenTation) randomised controlled, feasibility in older people trial: a study protocol

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 9; no. 7; p. e032111
• Main Authors: van Berkel, Dawn, Ong, Terence, Drummond, Avril, Hendrick, Paul, Leighton, Paul, Jones, Matthew, Salem, Khalid, Quraishi, Nasir, Brookes, Cassandra, Suazo Di Paola, Ana, Edwards, Sarah, Sahota, Opinder
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.07.2019; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bones; Cognitive ability; Comorbidity; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Evidence-based medicine; Feasibility Studies; Female; Fractures; Geriatric Medicine; Hip Fractures - surgery; Hospitals; Humans; Hypothesis testing; Male; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - economics; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods; Mortality; Narcotics; Older people; Pain management; Pain Management - methods; Patients; Qualitative research; Quality of Life; Research Design; Sacrum - injuries; Spine - surgery; spine; qualitative research; geriatric medicine; adult orthopaedics; health economics

IntroductionPelvic fragility fractures (PFF) are common in older people and associated with a significant burden of mortality and morbidity. This is related to the challenges of appropriate pain control and early mobilisation. The current standard for treatment of PFF is non-surgical management. Min...