Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery  2012;19(3):110-115

doi:10.4184/jkss.2012.19.3.110

The Treatment of Transverse Fracture of The Upper Sacrum According to Roy-Camille Classification (Suicidal Jumper's Fracture): 4 Cases Report.

Young Joon AHN 1 ; Bo Kyu YANG ; Seung Rim YI ; Seong Wan KIM ; Hong Jun JUNG ; Jung Ha LEE ; Seok Jin KIM ; In Seok CHOI

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Keywords

Upper sacral fracture; Suicidal Jumper's fracture; Roy-Camille

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN: A Case report. OBJECTIVES: We report 4 cases of transverse fracture of upper sacrum with good clinical results. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: There is no clear guideline for the treatment of transverse fracture of upper sacrum. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four patients, who visited our institute for transverse fracture of upper sacrum, were reviewed from January 2006 to July 2009. RESULTS: All patients had good clinical results after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: In all cases, patients were managed conservatively without reduction or internal fixation. Only for Roy-Camille type 2 and 3 transverse fracture of the upper sacrum with neurologic deficit, decompression was performed, yielding good clinical results.