Sacral stress fractures.

Curr Sports Med Rep

Penn Spine Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA.

Published: February 2006

Sacral stress fractures are a relatively common occurrence and can be a debilitating source of low back pain. They generally occur in two distinctly different patient populations, and are of two different etiologies. Sacral insufficiency-type fractures are seen in elderly osteoporotic persons, and fatigue fractures are seen young active individuals. Although the clinical presentation of these fractures is similar, medical rehabilitation and interventional spine management strategies differ according to etiology. Although conservative management strategies have resulted in good outcomes, other treatment options have recently developed. This article provides an overview of the clinical presentation, pathology, and treatment options for sacral stress fractures and discusses some of the recent literature surrounding this interesting topic.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.csmr.0000306517.25172.68DOI Listing

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