ASSERT (Acute Sacral inSufficiEncy fractuRe augmenTation): perceptions in the assessment and treatment of pubic rami and sacral fragility fractures amongst healthcare professionals in geriatric medicine and surgery-a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Sahota, Opinder, Leighton, Paul, Cameron, Maribel, Taylor, Rachael, Ong, Terence, Drummond, Avril, Hendrick, Paul, Quraishi, Nasir, Salem, Khalid, Team, ASSERT Res
• Format: Article
• Published: Sage Publications Inc 2021
• Subjects: HQ The family. Marriage. Woman; RC Internal medicine; RD Surgery; RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34264/

Background: Pubic rami fragility fractures are common in older people and result in significant morbidity and increased mortality. Co-existing fractures of the sacrum are common, but routinely missed. The aim of the study was to explore the perceptions in the assessment and treatment of pubic rami a...