Sacral Insufficiency Fracture, Usually Overlooked Cause of Lumbosacral Pain.
10.3340/jkns.2008.44.3.166
- Author:
Yong Jeon LEE
1
;
Ho Jin BONG
;
Jong Tae KIM
;
Dong Sup CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. kjtns@olmh.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sacrum;
Insufficiency fracture
- MeSH:
Aged;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Decompression;
Fractures, Stress;
Humans;
Osteoporosis;
Sacrum
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2008;44(3):166-169
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Sacral insufficiency fractures are usually known to develop in elderly patients with osteoporosis without definite trauma history. It is difficult to diagnose the sacral insufficiency fracture at an early stage because lower lumbar diseases, concurrently or not, may also be presented with similar symptoms and signs. We report a rare case of sacral insufficiency fracture who was not diagnosed initially but, instead, showed progressively worsening of clinical symptoms and radiological findings after decompression surgery for upper level lumbar stenosis.
