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Table 2 Participant timeline

From: Lateral compression type 1 fracture fixation in the elderly (L1FE): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (with internal pilot) comparing the effects of INFIX surgery and non-surgical management for treating patients with lateral compression type 1 (LC-1) fragility fractures

  1. aVisit may be conducted remotely in the event of local restrictions arising from COVID-19. TUG assessment will not be completed where the visit is remote. Radiology assessment may be performed up to the 6-month time point
  2. bOptional follow-up time point for those patients that reach this time point within the planned follow-up period
  3. cPatient demographic data collected will include the date of birth, gender, ethnicity, lifestyle, medical history and current medications, details of the fracture and any concomitant injuries, and Rockwood Frailty Score in the week prior to injury
  4. dData retrospectively collected for a week before the injury as well as on the day of baseline assessment
  5. eThis question will ask about their pain, since their injury only
  6. fIf the patient has not been discharged by the 2-week time point, health resource data will be collected via a review of medical records following the point of discharge
  7. gCollected for patients with capacity only
  8. hCOVID-19 status will be recorded where routine testing has been undertaken on admission and patients will be asked to self-report the results of any additional testing undertaken during follow-up