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

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the feasibility of designing and conducting a definitive trial to evaluate the effectiveness of sacral fracture fixation compared with non-surgical management among older people admitted with a lateral compression pelvic fragility fracture (PFF).

Design

Single-site, parallel, two-arm randomised controlled feasibility trial.

Setting

A UK tertiary centre hospital.

Participants

Patients aged ≥70 years who were ambulating pre-injury requiring hospital admission (within 28 days of injury) with a type 1 lateral compression PFF.

Interventions

The intervention group received sacral fracture fixation (cement augmentation±screw fixation) within 7 days of randomisation. Routine preoperative and postoperative care followed each surgical interv

SUBMITTER: Ong T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066477 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature